Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

No, I did not mislead the Dáil. What I told the Dáil was that when I received the report from my officials, I would make a decision based on that report, and that is what I told Mr. Ó Neachtain in that telephone conversation. That was the only new information that Mr. Ó Neachtain would have received about that. I did not have any insider information. I did not have any information provided to me at that stage. I have said that it would have been preferable had the conversation not taken place, but I again reiterate that by no means was I expressing a definitive view, nor could I at that time because there was nothing in front of me or with the Department at that stage.

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