Minister for Justice O’Callaghan was accused of making 'grossly unfair commentary' about rape cases during a committee hearing. He said the only cases deliberately affected by the withdrawal of services at the Central Criminal Court the previous day were those involving allegations of rape. The accusation centered on the way his wording linked the service withdrawal to cases involving rape allegations. The committee was considering how the withdrawal of services had disrupted court proceedings. O’Callaghan’s statement distinguished rape cases from other proceedings that had also been affected. The report did not identify the lawmaker who raised the accusation or set out any evidence examined by the committee.