Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

Paragraph (3)(c) states: "is made in the public interest". It is obvious the representation would be in the public interest.

When one communicates with a person, he or she must note the communication and report it straight away to a member of the Garda Síochána. This means if one picks up the phone and contacts an official of NAMA in regard to an issue on behalf of a constituent one could end up being fined €1,000, sentenced to six months in prison, or both.