Michael Mullins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I join others Senators in welcoming the publication of the Cooke report. We are all greatly relieved there was no concrete evidence of surveillance of the GSOC offices or that the Garda was in any way involved in illegal activity. It is important that GSOC finalises its own investigation into how information was leaked to the Sunday Times, thereby starting this controversy in the first place. I call on GSOC to finalise the report as a matter of urgency.
It was reported in today's Irish Independentthat the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission had to pay Revenue €330,000 because of under payment of taxes. It is important that the commission be asked to explain how this matter has arisen given the level of public disquiet and interest in the story. It is only appropriate that the Members of this House would hear an explanation from the commission of the circumstances that necessitated this significant payment.