Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

I refer to the correspondence that was sent from the Office of the Chief State Solicitor to the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in 2002. It was not dealt with by the Secretary General of the Department. It was dealt with by the criminal law division of the Department. The official to whom it was allocated immediately contacted the person in the Office of the Chief State Solicitor who had written the letter to ask whether anything was required from the Department. The departmental official was informed that nothing was required from the Department, as the Office of the Chief State Solicitor intended to keep the Department posted of any developments.

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