Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

In view of the fact that there was no reasonable basis for the action taken, it seems the current board and executive had a duty to do so. There was blatant negligence on the part of the previous board and executive in using taxpayers’ money for a purpose which they knew beforehand to be invalid and contrary to what was originally envisaged. Mr. Meaney has stated he is going to seek to determine how such a perverse decision was made and who was responsible for it. Will he revert to the committee with his findings?