The European Commission has asked Phil Hogan to further explain his actions around the controversial Galway golf dinner.
The Trade Commissioner submitted a detailed report to the President last night as requested.
Ursula von der Leyden has read the report and asked for further clarifications.
EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan is facing mounting pressure to resign after it emerged last night he was stopped by gardai for using his mobile phone while driving in Kildare last week.
He admitted he stopped in the county, which is under lockdown, to pick up some work papers on his way to the Oireachtas golf event in Clifden, under investigation for suspected breaches of Covid-19 laws.
The Taoiseach and Tanaiste have both called for him to consider his position.
Yesterday he offered a "fulsome and profound apology" for attending the dinner, but he stopped short of resigning.
In a subsequent statement, a spokesperson for Mr Hogan said: "On the occasion that the Commissioner stopped-off briefly in Co Kildare on 17 August, en route from Kilkenny to Galway, he was stopped by a garda for using his mobile phone while driving.
The spokesperson also insisted the current lockdown guidelines for Kildare allow for exceptional travel outside the county for work reasons.
