Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes, it is called truth. The position is that the confidential recipient was appointed for a particular job - to receive confidential information from serving members of the Garda for transmission to the Commissioner or to the Minister for Justice and Equality. When the transcript arose of an alleged conversation that took place between the confidential recipient and Sergeant Maurice McCabe, the situation was that the Minister saw to it that the Department of Justice and Equality contacted the confidential recipient to see whether this was true. The allegations contained in the transcript were outrageous.

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