Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I refer to a financial statement made by the Comptroller and Auditor General when he is presenting an account or a report to us in relation to the indemnification that was promised by the religious institutions in terms of the redress legislation. The religious orders are referring to the fluctuation in the property market as an excuse for their apparent failure to provide to the Department of Education and Skills the amount of money that was promised on the basis of a 50:50 entitlement. Is that regarded as a means for writing down what would have seemed to be a commitment to pay their way in relation to the indemnification? How would the Comptroller and Auditor General reflect that in a report he would provide to us?