Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Conlan said in his opening statement the this has caused him a significant amount of stress. I can imagine such media attention and difficult questions would cause anybody stress at a human level. However, can Mr. Conlan imagine the level of stress caused among the staff, whose boss Mr. Conlan was, on finding out that a board on which Mr. Conlan sat and for which he shared responsibility basically gave a sweetheart deal to his predecessor at a time when staff were being asked to take public sector pay cuts? Can he imagine the stress of the clients, who had to suffer a diminution of front-line services, or the volunteers collecting the money? While I accept that Mr. Conlan was stressed, the difference is that he was a participant in what happened at the CRC. As a participant, and as someone who must accept collective responsibility for what happened at the CRC, what does he say today to people who worked under him, the clients and volunteers?