David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

With respect, I am fully aware of the Minister's responsibilities and I am equally aware of my responsibilities. I am not asking the Minister to comment on a liability which does not exist. I am asking him to explain, as he has been asked previously, how he will defend the consultants' contracts he says the State will defend potentially to save the State money if the State has decided to drop a High Court case relating to two individuals.

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