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Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Has nobody in the HSE laid his or her eyes on a draft report from Deloitte, on a screen or otherwise?

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: No. That is going to be interesting. Why do we not follow it up? On the Garda side of things, I might be able to help Mr. O'Brien. Deputy Josepha Madigan went through the chronology of letters to and from legal people, etc. Mr. O'Brien is saying that on 24 February there was a process whereby the HSE wrote to the solicitors to ask about engaging in publishing the report. Was there...

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Mr. O'Brien is saying the reason the Garda was happy for it to be published-----

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Mr. O'Brien is saying the difference is it was felt it could not be published when it went into investigation mode.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: I was, actually. I was here for all of Mr. O'Brien's discussion.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: As I was here, Mr. O'Brien does not need to go back over it.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: I am not sure Mr. Dignam has confirmed it.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: I do not think so. I will leave it at that. Can I get back to the date of 24 February? Prior to my contribution, Deputy Catherine Connolly was going down a road I would like to go down a little further. There is considerable interest in the dates of 5 and 6 March. I accept that there could be a one in 365 chance of it being the day after. Deputy Josepha Madigan referred to this also. I...

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Yes. What prompted the action of 24 February?

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: We will get to Resilience Ireland at around 8 p.m. Do not worry.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Okay. I will ask the questions and you will give the answers.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: That is the way it works.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Good.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Of course, but my point is that I said we would ask questions about Resilience Ireland later. That is what I was referring to. I ask Mr. O'Brien to go ahead.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Genuinely for accuracy, who are the two committee members to whom Mr. O'Brien refers?

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: I know I am moving on, Chairman.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: I could be back a third or fourth time, yet. To be fair to the witness in relation to this, Mr. O'Brien is accepting that was the trigger, in his mind. The committee meeting of 12 February -----

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: The committee meeting was on 12 February, there was Deputy John McGuinness's contribution in the Dáil, and the Sunday Independent article. At this time there had also been a disclosure. There was all of that. Subsequently, the Committee of Public Accounts happened, then the HSE wrote to the Garda.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

Alan Kelly: Well sorry, the solicitors acting on the HSE's behalf wrote on 6 March. Basically, that package of activity was very much in the public domain and as a consequence, then the solicitors acting on the HSE's behalf went to the Garda after years to ask to publish this. Is that fair?