The case is currently before the Court of Criminal Appeal and, as such, the Deputy will appreciate that I am constrained from making any detailed comment in the matter. I can state, however, that I have been informed by the Garda authorities that allegations pertinent to the prosecution of the person referred to by the Deputy were included within the scope of the investigation carried out by an Assistant Commissioner into allegations of corruption and malpractice involving members of the Garda in County Donegal.
A file was subsequently forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions whose directions are awaited. The matter raised by the Deputy will be reviewed once the directions of the DPP have been received.
Question No. 145 answered with Question No. 44.