Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

It was intimidating for me. When a Member of this House is told that an email that was sent to Ministers is being referred to the Office of the Chief State Solicitor and the Office of the Attorney General, that is intimidating.

I would like the Minister for Transport to come to the House to reassure all Members that he does not support or subscribe to any form of intimidation. I ask the Secretary General to comply with Article 83 of EU Directive 2014/24/EU and appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications to deal with the substantive issues surrounding the SAR contract. No Member of the House should be subjected to any form of intimidation. I take the Cathaoirleach's point on the word "intimidation", but this is not the first threatening letter I have received from the same Department. The Secretary General must surely be aware of the Howlin v.Morris judgment and of the fact he cannot compel me to produce any document or to deliver the names of people who have contacted me. There is a massive amount of concern, not just from me but from those who are interested in providing services to this country, that they are not being dealt with particularly well. The Secretary General has an opportunity to come before the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications and answer the questions that need to be answered.