Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for the presentation. I would not blame them for not anticipating the severity of the crash as I did not do so either. I do not know anybody who did and most of the clever comments came afterwards. I did not hear much of it before the crash.

Ms Mary Farrell made a presentation in the previous session. She was not saying the money could have been invested better but the impression I got was there is a lack of information for her group. The impression I got was that it would be possible for more information to be given to the wards of court group and they could see more clearly exactly what went on. The witnesses made the point about the cash and nobody is arguing with that. I cannot remember the last time cash made money. This is in the interest of accountability and transparency. There will be a change down the road with the new legislation but could a better structure be put in place so these people can be more informed? Ms Farrell was adamant there should be a retrospective examination of what went on and whether more information can be given to these people to achieve more clarity and a bit of satisfaction. When people know what happened and what is happening, it takes much suspicion and doubt from the occasion. What do the witnesses think of that?