Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Let us go back through this case. First, we have what seems to correspond with the 2012 draft disclosures policy in CIT. We have established that a letter was received and that it was not seen as a disclosure. The president, on 17 June last year, said, "No, we never received any disclosures." Mr. Gallagher has said that was the case. He has said it here again. However, now we see something that could be a disclosure. Then we have the process, whereby the institution then decides there are certainly some things in this that it may or may not need to investigate. The institution refers the matter to the Department and the HEA. The HEA sends it back and suggests that the institution put together the terms of reference and manage the process. How is that good governance? Even if everyone acted appropriately and were second-guessing themselves and were happy to investigate themselves, how would it be good governance to ask the fox to design the security system for the henhouse?