Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am happy that we finally got clarification on 16 June. I find it extraordinary that when Caranua and the Department were here before us, and please correct me if I am wrong but I think the Secretary General of the Department attended on that occasion, nobody seemed to know the rental position and least of all Caranua. Originally Caranua said it did not pay rent and the matter has since been clarified. I mention this matter because at that point, Caranua said it was not paying rent and subsequently corrected itself. The Department official who attended the meeting did not know anything about rent. We now have a letter dated 16 June informing us that from the very beginning, the Department of Education and Skills directed that Caranua had to pay.