David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the points made by the two Deputies. We have discussed this on a number of occasions. Since we had our discussions with the three Accounting Officers who appeared before us that day, we have received a mountain of information and I am not satisfied with the response either. However, we have much more additional information. This was an exercise in the committee having a blind discussion. We were not given the information we needed to have a proper exchange with the Accounting Officers. If we need more information, we should get it. With the information we have, we should make an example of this issue and invite them back. If we do not, we will allow the process to make a mockery of the work of the committee. We had lengthy discussions and there was general frustration that we were not getting answers to questions but they were all in documents that the Departments and the Accounting Officers had in their possession. We should bring them back.