Questions surrounding the controversial case of Philip Sheedy, whose prison term for dangerous and drunk driving was partially suspended, may be resolved when the findings of investigations are made public today.
The Minister for Justice, Mr O'Donoghue, will return to Dublin from the Belfast talks to make a statement to the Dail on "all the information he has in his possession".
However, the offer of a simple statement, without a question-and-answer session, has angered Opposition parties.
A sworn affidavit by Sheedy presented in last week's High Court hearing was placed before the Dail yesterday. It claimed that it would render him "an injustice" if he were re-incarcerated. He subsequently withdrew his opposition and readmitted himself to Mountjoy.
Meanwhile, a report from the president of the High Court, Mr Justice Morris, and the president of the Circuit Court, Judge Esmond Smyth, was expected to be completed yesterday but has been delayed because of difficulties in contacting a member of the judiciary. Their investigations may be completed today.
Judge Cyril Kelly, who suspended three years of Sheedy's four-year sentence last November, had a 90-minute meeting with Mr Justice Morris at the Four Courts. The Attorney General, Mr David Byrne SC, and the Chief Justice, Mr Justice Hamilton, have been discussing the matter since mid-February.
During agitated scenes in the Dail, the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, said there was "considerable disquiet and concern in relation to what appear to be unusual procedures" in the case.
Following comments from Fine Gael's deputy leader, Mrs Nora Owen, that "we have the Cahirciveen connection", Mr O'Donoghue furiously rejected any suggestion of involvement in the case.
Affidavit before the Dail: page 7, Dail report: page 11, Opinion - Denis Coghlan: page 18.