David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I would like the Comptroller and Auditor General's view on this as well, because I am not sure whether his office was aware of this case. It raised a very serious issue for me in that there is the potential of some boards saying that they complied with the SIPO Act and regulations by simply referring issues on. However, unless they make a complaint, SIPO is not obliged to carry out an examination. It seems to me that this was missed for a huge amount of time. It was only SIPO itself that decided it would carry out an examination. I am not sure whether the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General was aware of it or had been alerted to it. My issue is whether there is a difference between informing SIPO and noting issues arose and organisations actually making a complaint.