Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Prevarication and long timelines raise other issues relating to fair process. The likelihood of anyone being disciplined for what happened reduces with time.

Mr. O'Brien acknowledges the mess created over apologies when he appeared before the Committee of Public Accounts last year. It should not have happened and must have been one of the most embarrassing days for him, as head of the organisation if not personally.