John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am just trying to get the information because the public wants to know who authorised all of this and why was there such a lavish spend. It might inform us as to the culture that existed in that organisation relative to the property development, and the attitude of the board relative to the general activity in the docklands area. When I read the reports I have here, the statements would cover the period 2006 and 2007 when a staff outing cost €2,503. The figure was €5,247 in 2007, all in restaurants. It is hard to put that into context concerning the job Mr. Maloney was doing. It talks about the use of five-star hotels, top notch restaurants and fine wines. That is the type of information that informed the general public in later years. As they become informed about this, in this way through FOI, it is up to the DDDA to counteract that story. If it is true then let us get down to it and see why they are doing it, but Mr. Maloney is telling us that for that period of 2006 to 2009 none of this happened.