David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On some of the issues raised, of which Caranua was one, we have Accounting Officers appearing before the committee, members do their job in putting questions, identifying failures in processes and procedures and so forth and the Accounting Officers may agree or disagree with our views. The difficulty outlined in respect of Caranua is one example of where an issue is raised and it appears to be the end of the matter. Should the committee not do a report, even a short one, which provides a synopsis of the issues raised and circulate it to the relevant Accounting Officers and Ministers? It appears that many of the Accounting Officers appear before us for a couple of hours, may or may not be chastised and then go out the door. When we see them again a couple of months later, however, the same issues arise.