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

Can the Department cast any light on this? In 2012, Mr. Ashe appeared before the Committee of Public Accounts with a series of peculiarities and concerns raised by the then Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. John Buckley, and we were very alarmed by the carry-on in respect of the lack of adherence to proper procurement and tendering processes, and so on. I acknowledge that Mr. Ashe made his defence at the committee. In 2013, Mr. Ashe was appointed to his current position and he has outlined, in painstaking detail, that this position carries a larger budget, more responsibility and a bigger workload. It seems, however, that the issues in 2012 were not referenced, considered or raised with him. Can Mr. Ó Foghlú tell me why this was the case?