David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will come back in on the second round to ask some questions on direct provision but I have one final question for Mr. Waters on this issue. It is very important for us to get a sense of where people who have responsible positions in the public service sit on all these issues. While the Department is no longer the Accounting Officer, obviously there is still a relationship between it and An Garda Síochána. Given the gravity of the issues raised in the report, the strong inferences from some of the civilians in management positions that information was concealed, that reports were not given to audit committees or to the Comptroller and Auditor General and that information was not acted on or was withheld from interested parties, including the Department, I ask Mr. Waters to give us his views on all that.