Will the Minister state if the Attorney General has had discussions with the DPP in relation to the events that took place in the court regarding this case?

That is another question. I am calling the next question.

It is relevant to the question of a public inquiry.

It is trying to open up what happened in court. Apart altogether from the Constitution, Standing Orders and so on, it would be a very bad day for Ireland if the decisions of the courts were to be reopened and thrashed out across the floor of the House in an impromptu manner.

I invite the Deputies opposite to examine again the statute which sets out the functions of the DPP.

As I understand the statute, the Attorney General has the power to confer with the DPP to satisfy himself and thereby to satisfy the Government and to make a statement if he so wishes that everything has been in order in the conduct of a case. Deputy Leyden was trying to ascertain if the Minister had conferred with the Attorney General——

That is also a separate question.

That is the one method that exists in the Office of the DPP to give reassurance to the public in relation to a case. That is the point the Deputy was trying to make.

The Deputy should not make a speech about it.

I wish to emphasise again for the benefit of the House that an inquest has yet to be held. It is a public sworn inquiry provided for by law. If Deputies would reflect about that for a moment they would rapidly come to the conclusion that in the case we have not yet gone through all the steps laid down by law in relation to a case like this. I ask the House to reflect on that.