Paul Connaughton (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I understand fully, and as the Chairman said, Mr. Colin Bray is only in the position six months. However, I do not believe it is acceptable for the OSi, as an organisation, to have allowed the bonuses to be paid in 2010 when it knew it was against the financial emergency measures in the public interest legislation. I am trying to understand better how the decision was made, who made the decision, whether the Minister was aware of it and why the OSi felt it could proceed with the payment. It is important, considering the State money pumped into the organisation, that this committee would be informed of occurrences of this kind as soon as possible.