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

In relation to sending it, the first point I made to the Department when I had contact about this was to ask if it had been sent to the Charlton tribunal and to say that I felt it should be sent, as did my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charlie Flanagan. I did say that it should be referred and it has been referred. To say that I did not act is not correct. I did not interfere with the legal strategy and I am really surprised at some of the suggestions that have been already made on the floor of the House by Deputy O'Callaghan, who says that I should have discussed the legal strategy and so on.

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