David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My final question is to the Chairman because I do no expect to receive a satisfactory response on this matter from Mr. O'Brien. The Deloitte report indicates there was a 6% cut rather than a 2% increase in the organisation's funding in 2010. When Mr. O'Brien and his colleagues were before this committee on previous occasions, they referred to a 2% cut. Misinformation was, therefore, given to the committee. On the specific point of whether or not this particular service provider was treated fairly or unfairly, it seems €600,000, which is a large amount for a service provider of that scale, was paid retrospectively. Mr. O'Brien is not in a position to name any other similar organisation that received a comparable payment. Is it reasonable, then, to determine that the organisation was not, in fact, treated fairly? Surely no reasonable person could conclude otherwise.