Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

That is a separate issue entirely. This money was allocated to cover the cost of the restaurant and facilities for members that were training in the college and it was capable of making a surplus. That surplus went into the restaurant account and from there into the Sportsfield Company, and from the Sportsfield Company to the boat club. The boat club happened to include the person who assigned it and who said it was given for the right reason. The witness said at the beginning that this was unacceptable, but when one starts trying to work out the narrative, it is very hard to get around the idea that this was members of An Garda Síochána, the people who enforce law.