Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan:

We are talking about a proportion of the Vote. The assurances around normal practices at the college are reasonable and highlighted in point No. 4 on page 3 of the innterim audit report. However, it is absolutely unacceptable that no assurances can be provided in respect of the remaining portion. They are practices that evolved over a four decades. They are certainly not in line with public financial management procedures in place today and most certainly not in line with existing corporate governance standards.