Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

At the outset I must say that, like my colleagues, I find it unbelievable the way in which Mr. Soffe attacked the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General in his opening statement today.

I thought three members of the board - there are only seven members - would come before the committee to defend themselves and outline their reasons for the sale of the Project Eagle portfolio. Instead, they came in and attacked the Comptroller and Auditor General, which I find unbelievable. I thought that, as board members, they would defend the reason we have them before the committee, not attack another pillar of the State and rubbish what that person said.