Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Section 31(2) refers to "any matter that is or has been or may be the subject of proceedings". The Minister of State mentioned "ongoing" legal proceedings. Which is it? Is it something that "has been"? Is it the case that if a matter "has been" dealt with and that proceedings are now finished and not ongoing that the subject matter is eligible? What I understand is standard is "ongoing", as the Minister of State said, but what I see written down in front of me are the words "or has been", which is a wider piece, and that is why I seek clarification.