Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach refused to answer the specific question I asked, namely, why minutes of the meeting on the evening when he sent the Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality to the former Garda Commissioner's house were not taken. Mr. Justice Fennelly is absolutely scathing of the failure to record the meeting.

The Taoiseach referred to note takers. There were two Secretaries General present, namely, the Secretary General to the Department of the Taoiseach and the Secretary General to the Department of Justice and Equality. Why did the Taoiseach not instruct them to take notes of the proceedings? Will he acknowledge that he did not do so, that no note was taken at the meeting, and will he explain why? Does he regret it?

It is nothing to do with the decision to decide on a commission of investigation. The Taoiseach tried to slip that in as an answer, but it is not an answer and has nothing to do with it. A judge, in his conclusion, cannot believe that there are no minutes of the meeting. Why is that the case? Will the Taoiseach accept that no minutes were taken?

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