The Taoiseach has said he has seen a garda file relating to the 2016 driving offence of Minister for Agriculture Barry Cowen and that it is "not quite as portrayed".
Mr Cowen's statement said the article refers to an incorrect garda record dealing with the incident, despite the fact that his solicitors wrote to the newspaper in advance of publication. "He was very adamant about that to me, he said there was no issue made of it at the time and no reference to it at the time," Mr Martin said.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said Mr Martin "did in fact know about the garda PULSE record" and about the allegation that Mr Cowen had sought to evade a check point before the minister made his Dáil statement. — RTÉ News July 14, 2020 The Taoiseach responded that he was not aware of the PULSE record and did not see it until this morning.
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