Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yesterday evening in the House, the Minister was asked about comments by the Garda Commissioner, Martin Callanan, at a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts and he quite conveniently relied on saying that he had not read the transcript. The Minister should not come into the House and give me that load balderdash that I did not read the transcript. I was at the committee meeting but I had a prior engagement I had to attend. My party was represented at the meeting.

Why does the Minister not answer the questions? Why did he engage Rits? He was trying to undermine Verrimus and to create more confusion, more diversions and a smoke screen and to cast doubt of the veracity of the Verrimus report, which GSOC was in possession of. Why does the Minister not answer the questions which I have detailed and put the answers on the record of the House? Why did he engage Rits? What were its terms of reference? Has it done work for the Minister previously? What is its stature in comparison to Verrimus? Is it a comparable company? Did the Department following proper procurement guidelines? Will the Minister answer the questions?

See this speech in context