Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his answer. My questions arise from the public information we now know. In light of the Minister's answer, I ask him to email everyone in the Department of Justice and Equality to ask them if they believe all information was provided, in particular to Mr. Justice O'Neill. The Minister mentioned in his reply that "other correspondence" was provided. I want to make sure that was comprehensive. In light of what is coming out of the tribunal, I am not sure how credible it is to suggest that all the information was provided. If all the information was provided from the Department of Justice and Equality, which led on the setting of the terms of reference for the Charleton inquiry through this House, surely that Department would have been fully at the centre of that inquiry. I call on the Minister to ask his officials to state comprehensively whether all information - not just "other" information - was provided, particularly to Mr. Justice O'Neill. I remind the House that Mr. Justice O'Neill's report did the groundwork and was the basis for the tribunal that is now sitting.

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