Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It was not in the public domain. In fact, the Minister was very careful not only not to put it in the public domain but not to put it on the record of the Dáil. As the Minister knows, and this has been well rehearsed, on 6 December my colleague, Deputy Brian Stanley, asked him what his course of action was going to be. The Minister said that he had not made up his mind. However, the truth is that he had decided on his course of action. He was not prepared to share that information with the Dáil but he was perfectly prepared to share it with a person who he knew was acting on behalf of INM. If ever there were inappropriate actions, and I would go so far as to say a dereliction of duty by the Minister, there we have it. The call should not have happened and he should not have given what the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement regards as insider information. It was not a personal view. The Minister gave a response as Minister. Was this the first conversation he had with Mr. Ó Neachtain? Was it the last conversation he had with Mr. Ó Neachtain? Why did the Minister wilfully and deliberately mislead the Dáil on 6 December?

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