Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Hanney and I will now ask Ms Cynthia Deane to make her opening statement on behalf of Kilkenny and Carlow ETB. This is probably the first time the witnesses have appeared before the Committee of Public Accounts. Normally we have national bodies and Departments but we have not had ETBs. I am conscious of this from the point of view of the witnesses. We are familiar with the proceedings as we are here every week, but we are conscious of the witnesses' perspective.