Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I just want to make the point in public. I appreciate what you say, Chairman, and I will not take much more time on this. It is a very serious charge. There was a serious court case and a serious conviction.

These issues are still arising and the person is deeply concerned about them. We brought these to the attention of the auditor but we do not know what is happening. The witness is telling me now, which is fine. However, if I want to find out if the manager of that county, or the accountable person, informed the auditor that there was a fraud conviction which involved the council in some way, would they have been legally obliged to have told the witnesses that?