John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)

Mr. Taggart made an enormous contribution to the Irish greyhound industry. In that respect, Deputy Deenihan seeks to suggest that Mr. Taggart had no choice. I would remind Deputy Deenihan that when I called for due process in the first instance, there was no report in existence and segments of a report were not leaked. Nonetheless, the chairman decided that he had to make a public comment, even though I did say it was necessary for all parties to observe due process. It is important to make that point.

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