Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

The Taoiseach is not required to relate that he has excluded material. He must consult the designated judge on the issue that the publication of any matter would be prejudicial to the security of the State, the prevention of crime or whatever. He can then exclude that matter from the copies of the report submitted to the Oireachtas. I suppose the reason I and the Deputy are unaware of this is that the report is given to the Taoiseach each year and is laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. It is not a departmental function of mine so I cannot say when the last report was laid before the Houses. Nobody has raised any point about it.

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