Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Of course, that goes to the heart of the matter. Mr. Daly said the Comptroller and Auditor General's reports were highly respected. Indeed, I was just reading comments from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, who said the Government respected this report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. He said this was one of the reasons the Government believed a further investigation was necessary. The Government respects the report and launches an inquiry. In the political world in that context, it is a bombshell. Mr. Daly has come out with a very stern defence today that he believes fully that he achieved the best possible deal for the Irish taxpayer.

A very senior Minister with a senior portfolio says he respects the Comptroller and Auditor General's report but the Cabinet is launching an inquiry. Does that make Mr. Daly's position untenable?