Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Last Thursday it came to light in the Department of Justice and Equality that an email had been sent to the Tánaiste to inform her of what had happened in the O'Higgins commission in May 2015. Was there a deep trawl in the Department to find materials requested via parliamentary questions and requested by the tribunal itself? Is the Tánaiste now satisfied that all documentation and records have been located and communicated to the tribunal? Why was this only made public yesterday in response to press queries when it was found last week? Why was it only brought to the Taoiseach's attention only at 11.30 p.m. last night? Most baffling of all, why was it only sent to the tribunal today?

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