Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I want it to be noted, Chairman, that I made comments at previous committee meetings, as did other members, on the basis that I had been given the clear impression from the correspondence I had received from Mr. Purcell that he was not able to complete the audit process because the implication was that Rehab was not responding to recommendations. An earlier letter states Rehab wants to help to finalise the report and it now seems the Department dropped the ball by not getting back to it. On 30 January 2014 the Department wrote to the committee informing us it could not complete the audit because of Rehab.

I want to give Mr. Purcell an opportunity to correct the record.