Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to acknowledge the way the Chairman raised this issue. The members of the Commmittee of Public Accounts only ever reach conclusions on matters when we have the facts in front of us and have the evidence. It behoves us not to do so until we see these things ourselves and see the documents in relation to it. With that in mind, I think it is important that the points the Chairman has identified and the action steps he has suggested happen in a timely manner. Could he indicate when he made that request and when he believed the information could be forthcoming? I want to support the point made by Deputy Harris as I think it is important to look at the issue in the context of relative spend at that time for other similar pieces of work so that we can gain an understanding of what was happening in relation to how these things were being addressed in the past and how this can be evaluated against it. The action steps that have been identified are appropriate but I want to see them done in a timely way.