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

It would. The delegates might also indicate in the note whether the individual who is secretary of this society and is presumably paid the appropriate rate of pay as a garda is also in receipt of a separate payment for his or her role as secretary. In addition, will Mr. Culhane check who pays the assistant secretary and whether there is a pension liability in respect of those two roles? There is a considerable amount of money involved here - some €70 million, as well the €40 million in the reserves. Do those sums show up in the accounts? I am also interested in how the process works. Is this organisation given €124,000 and does it then hand over its accounts to Mr. Culhane? Is there an obligation on Mr. Culhane's side to examine those accounts or is it just his way of ensuring the society carries on its business properly?