Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I asked specifically when Mr. Aidan Murphy was made aware of the report given in January 2015. I agree that in latter half of last year the board did begin to act and threatened it would not pass the budget or sign off on the company accounts. However, that was almost 24 months from when the initial report carried out by Grant Thornton was presented to the then Minister in 2015. Was the board aware of it in 2015? What action did it take at that stage? It was the lack of action taken for a period that contributed to the cumulative losses building up.

Each one of the three witnesses said today that their respective organisations are monitored closely with waste eliminated and greater efficiencies achieved. It beggars belief, however, that two of the organisations had strikes last year and part of the negotiations was about greater efficiencies. The third organisation is due to have a strike next week and part of the consideration is greater efficiencies. There are waste and inefficiencies but they have not been identified to us this morning