Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I cannot help a wry smile when my colleague has left asking about consultants. I sat through many cases where consultants, especially for defence companies, were asked to comment on plaintiffs having been followed by a private investigator. I had a wry smile about this. I did not hear any objections from the consultants at the time or any questions on privacy or the invasion of privacy for the plaintiffs as the consultants sought to reduce the costs for the insurance companies.

Deputy Catherine Murphy asked a question on procurement, a recurring issue that is commented upon by the Comptroller and Auditor General every week at this committee. I believe that Deputy Catherine Murphy asked if this issue was put onto a risk register, but her question was not answered.