Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú:

The reason it takes time is that CIT takes the allegations very seriously. It employed external agents to undertake an assessment which it has considered and forwarded to the HEA. When matters of such seriousness are raised with CIT, it takes them very seriously. As they stand, they are only allegations. We cannot assume their accuracy, but we have to examine CIT’s response first. It has to put a process in place, as it is primarily responsible. Its structures, audit committee, governing body and senior management have taken these issues very seriously and sought to address them.