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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: There was none. It was my own decision as Chair on the day.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: I received advice from the secretariat on two occasions.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: It was during the meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: They were supporting the view I had arrived at and stated myself. They supported the view that I had arrived at as Chairman.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy was not thrown under a bus.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: No, it was off my head.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: I am saying-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: Yes, both.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: I do not have to hand.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: As this issue refers to staff of the Oireachtas, it will have to be discussed in private session. I have no issue with that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: It was not legal advice. It was advice from staff.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy did ask me that. I am giving it verbally and it will be in writing in the transcript. What would have made matters much simpler last week is if the term, "issues which involved potential criminality", had not been part of your statement. Then the question could have been passed on for an answer in due course. However, because the Deputy's statement included that item, I had...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: Well I think it is clear.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: No.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: As Chairman, I can categorically state that I have received no legal advice from anyone in this building on how to conduct this meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: That is a matter for the Committee on Procedure of the Dáil to assess and to then notify committees on how to conduct their business. That has not happened. The matter has not been finalised in the Supreme Court, and I am not going there. I stress that because some of the matters indicated removal of State assets of a criminal nature and it is clear that the people referred to by the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy gets my point. The people to whom he referred look at being identified.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: No, the Deputy did not.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: No. We will conclude on this. I want to reiterate the point because it can be significant. I am clear that the Deputy identified nobody here and I am satisfied that the remarks he made here could not have led to anyone being identifiable. However, I am quite sure that it is reasonable to say that because of what he put on the record, those people could be identifiable within the Prison...