Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank all the witnesses for being with us this morning.

The previous Committee of Public Accounts hearing probably did not add to the overall public confidence in the organisation. That is probably an understatement. Dr. Gallagher does not have any board members with him today. Was that a decision made? Given the obviously very frequent interaction that has taken place and the previous questions around confidence of the board, but also the potential differences between the executive and the board, was there a particular reason no board members are with Dr. Gallagher today? I am not sure it was referenced in the invitation, by the way, and it is not necessarily him issue. Is it a missed opportunity not to have had board members here with him to try and discuss some of the issues that my previous colleagues have raised?