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4012:02:001 CHAIRMAN: But forget about the letter. Wasn't it clear before half ten this2 morning that the Tribunal was sitting on Thursday?34 MR. LAWLOR: Well what, when I called my office I was contemplating could I or12:02:135 could I not change and I can't. You sprung this one on me.67 CHAIRMAN: But we are not criticising. We are criticising it because when we8 sat at half ten you knew the Tribunal had planned to sit tomorrow. You were9 contemplating making a submission tomorrow and yet you don't inform the12:02:3110 Tribunal.1112 MR. LAWLOR: I was to see could I change, when I rang and was asked what13 commitments I've entered into, you know, I just can't -- the Tribunal sprung14 this one on me last evening when you sent a letter. You know.12:02:441516 CHAIRMAN: I know. But Mr. Lawlor we accept we sprung it on you last night,17 it was for reasons of, to ensure that you were, might finish your18 cross-examination, but our criticism is that this morning at half ten when we19 sat you knew the Tribunal intended to sit tomorrow and you knew that you, that12:03:0620 you had a letter in the pipeline saying that you couldn't be available21 tomorrow. We are criticising you for not standing up and saying by the way I22 have a problem tomorrow.2324 MR. LAWLOR: All I can respond Chairman, I don't want to get into controversy12:03:2025 with you. Ms. Dillon presented herself here, said did I get a letter, I said I26 didn't.2728 MS. DILLON: Just so that there is no ambiguity about this in relation to29 Mr. Lawlor's, the fax from Mr. Lawlor's office to the Tribunal is dated 412:03:3430 minutes past 10 and is so recorded on the fax received by the Tribunal so it isPremier Captioning & Realtime Limitedwww.pcr.ie Day 474