Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I repeat that what the Taoiseach put on the record of the House the other day in relation to the fact that I had neither hand, act or part in the legal strategy of the Garda Commissioner is absolutely accurate. When I spoke to the Taoiseach about the other information, I became aware of that one year later, the same as everyone else, when it was put in the public domain. That is what I was referring to when the Taoiseach said that I did not know the details. Clearly, I was not aware of this strategy and I was just informed last Thursday about this email. I have circulated the email and I have tried to explain to the House tonight, as is the right of the House to know, that I had no part in the strategy and that I constantly protected whistleblowers in all of the actions I took.

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