Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan:

I cannot account for the people who were there, the accounting system that was being used or the advices that were being given. I do not want to second guess that and pre-empt Mr. Kelly's continuing audit. What I can say is that the operation, if I can call it that, in Templemore was a very big one. As both Deputy Aylward and the Vice Chairman will know, it generated a lot of employment, income and economy for the local area. Over time that grew and I know that the local area has benefited from it. Indeed, as I said at a previous meeting, we also benefited. Obviously all of these matters have now been regularised. Obviously in terms of local procurement issues and the rules around the provision of supplies and food and the employment of staff, with the new procedures in place that will go outside of the local economy - or will potentially go outside of the local economy - because it will have to be tendered for across the broader EU.