Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. O'Brien for confirming that. I will summarise his evidence as I heard it. First, before appearing before this committee today, which is specifically asking questions about the difference between the draft document and the final document, Mr. O'Brien has not yet sought a copy of that draft to read for himself. I find that remarkable. Second, the terms of reference for Deloitte consciously excluded any consideration or examination of a link between the whistleblowing and decisions on funding. Third, as the accountable person and as the person in charge, Mr. O'Brien does not seem to have considered it worth his while to make an effort to investigate for himself within his organisation whether there was any merit in the complaint of the service providers that they had been disadvantaged in any way by the whistleblowing. He has not told us otherwise. That is the summary of the evidence as I have heard it.