Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I said in the House that I expected that Sergeant McCabe would be engaged with the investigation and I expected that he would be interviewed. I also made reference to a matter on which other Members of the House are taking a different view. In the context of what is referred to as "the direction", he clearly was not directed to engage but he was invited to engage with Assistant Commissioner O'Mahony. In a letter from one of my departmental officials which I can quote to the Deputy-----

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