Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Following on directly from that, the Taoiseach is now saying that he first became aware of it after the "Prime Time" programme. On the previous Tuesday, he advised the Minister that he believed that the terms of reference would be adequate to cover the allegations. Is that not correct? That is my understanding. There is no way that the Taoiseach could have accurately and comprehensively advised her of that unless he was aware. He has said that he was not aware of any of the detail except that there had been a false allegation of sexual abuse. Unless he was aware that this specifically related to a smearing of Sergeant McCabe by members of the Garda Síochána, he could not possibly in any reasonable way have reassured the Minister that that was covered by the terms of reference. That is not possible or credible.

Is the Taoiseach aware of whether any other member of the Cabinet was contacted by Sergeant McCabe about these allegations or by any other garda?

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