Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The point I am trying to make refers to points made by all the other members, the procedures that are used in the audit of Departments. We had a combined item of expenditure and once again it is reported. I take Deputy Donohoe's point that it must be based on evidence but I think the Committee of Public Accounts needs to be seen to follow up on public spending. This case relates to spending in the order of €250,000 and yet from Mr. McCarthy's comments, I do not know whether he was not aware of or did not have an opportunity to look at the files to see if it came up in the deliberations of the Comptroller and Auditor General back in 2007.