Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Caranua does but it does not tell the applicant this is a decision and that it can be appealed. Therefore, that applicant and the other applicants do not know where they are. They are being told it is complete. They cannot appeal it. The appeals officer will not entertain it - I am sure Mr. Ó Foghlú will confirm that - unless a decision is made and an explanation is given. Mr. O'Callaghan does not seem to be aware of that. I will come back to Mr. Ó Foghlú in a minute, if I can, in relation to a review of the board and who is going back on the board and so on.

In relation to the difficulties that have arisen from the Comptroller and Auditor General's viewpoint and the lack of receipts and internal controls, this does not reflect in any way my reading of his report on the survivors or the applicants; it reflects on Caranua. Caranua's change of policy is now to go directly to the suppliers and it feels that is not in conflict with the Act, and that it is able to disclose. Even though there is a confidentiality section, a decision was made at board level that it can be breached. Is that not right?