Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The audit was completed in June and Rehab responded on 23 August. I am a little confused because the committee wrote to Mr. Purcell on 24 January 2014 requesting information on the funding stream from the Department to Rehab, as we had written to SOLAS and the Health Service Executive. We received a letter from Mr. Purcell on 30 January 2014 in which it stated:

In respect of the audit [report], it should be noted that it was not possible to fully conclude the internal audit process as the management response to the audit findings and recommendations sought from Rehab as a routine element of the audit process was not received.

Since we received that letter, I have been livid at Rehab for not responding to the audit and not allowing the Department to conclude it.