Liz O'Donnell
Ceist:126 Ms O'Donnell asked the Minister for Justice the circumstances surrounding the destruction by her Department of transcripts of taped conversations involving a journalist (details supplied) in April 1995; whether an order was sought or made under the National Archives Act in this regard; the aspect of the public interest which was served in the destruction of the tapes; whether she or anyone in her Department had their attention drawn to the fact that such tapes would be material in other pending litigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10950/97]