Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I think we have been down that road. There is a difference of opinion between what the Comptroller and Auditor General expected and what the Commissioner did and she is saying that if she were now to deal with the same circumstances, she would act differently. That is a summary of where we are: the Comptroller and Auditor General expected the witness to notify him at the time and that did not happen. I think we have cleared that up. It is a direct contradiction.

We now have to suspend and will be back at 7 p.m. We have to suspend because, regrettably for the witness and her colleagues, there is no room available. We will limit the discussion at 7 p.m. to a very short period of time. It will certainly be over by 8 p.m. if not earlier because the Department of Justice and Equality and the Policing Authority will also be in attendance. We will resume in this room at 7 p.m. but all documentation must be removed from the room because another committee will be using it.