Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)

I will be prepared to answer the questions when they are dealt with by the commission. I constantly get requests from individuals, political parties and the media for information. I regard it as my duty to answer any questions as fully as possible and I hope I can continue to do so. I make no distinction — and neither do any of my civil servants — between various sources of inquiry. I hope such a process will not begin now.

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