Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

On the allegation that is being made, yes. The allegation that is being made is that the Department failed to co-operate with the investigation. The investigation sought to obtain the legal strategy in respect of cases that were before the courts. That is not within the remit of the Ombudsman Act. That office does not deal with legal matters before the courts. This is the point.

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