Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

It would be wrong for me to say that I would make an exception in respect of other people who had counsel and solicitors working for them whose counsel withdrew for some reason that I still cannot understand, bearing in mind what I was used to when I was a barrister in practice. I cannot now reverse course and suddenly select one group of people for treatment, and I will not do so. The sooner that is understood and acted on and the sooner everybody concerned gets to co-operate with the tribunal the better. I am convinced of one thing, there will be a fair report——

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