Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) | Oireachtas source

-----famously by the Taoiseach in his response at an Irish Water briefing. It is legitimate to make the point that there is no accountability in terms of these organisations. It seems farcical and pointless that when people are brought in front of the committee we are limited in terms of what we can ask. The organisations are not accountable to the Dáil and that was the reason they were established in the first place. It is a similar situation with the HSE and the NTA. One cannot ask Dáil questions about such organisations and instead go to them directly, which is a dangerous precedent.