Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have a question about the intervening section. When litigation is issued, the director general is not required to appear before an Oireachtas committee. What would happen if someone makes an allegation and the director general immediately issues a High Court writ, thereby preventing an Oireachtas committee dealing with it? That is dealt with in section 16 of the Bill. I accept the Minister might not be able to give me an answer at this stage. An easy way to avoid having to appear before an Oireachtas committee would be to issue a High Court writ against the person making the allegation, which would bar the Oireachtas committee from requiring the director general to appear before it. Does that need to be addressed?