Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Shatter wrote to the Ceann Comhairle on 25 November. My office received a copy of that letter on 8 December with a covering letter from the legal firm of solicitors, Gallagher Shatter. In that letter they requested that the reference in the terms of reference to the Minister for Justice and Equality would be withdrawn. The private secretary had previously written to the firm of solicitors indicating that when the terms of reference would be approved by the Government, the legal firm would be notified. He indicated that at its meeting on 19 November the Government proceeded to approve a draft order to establish a commission of investigation under the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004. That was the correspondence that came through there.

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