Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In fairness to everybody concerned and to the general public watching this absolutely shambolic episode which is a very dangerous episode for very good organisations, that is not a very good answer. We find ourselves post the audit, post hearings, post the public controversy in a position in which we are still on an information seeking exercise and relying on the goodwill and the decision of organisations such as St. Vincent's or the CRC as to whether they will co-operate, the extent to which they will co-operate and these are bodies in receipt of very substantial public moneys. That is not a good place for anybody to be. It is an indictment of the Department, of the HSE and of the lack of management and oversight of these bodies historically.