Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is alarming. I will ask the Comptroller and Auditor General if it is an appropriate defence for any Accounting Officer to say they would not inform him of potential issues no matter how limited or basic the information is, which the Comptroller and Auditor General has just answered. Is it a defence to say they are gathering materials and all materials are not available to them so they have not informed the Comptroller and Auditor General yet?