Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Buckley spoke about this being a flagship building. I disagree with him and think that he should not have included that in his statement. What I would like have to seen in his statement were the issues outlined by the Comptroller and Auditor General - certainly the major issues with the figures being one of them. It would have been very easy for Mr. Buckley to do that rather than telling us it was a flagship building. It is not relevant in terms of the mistakes that were made and the cost to the taxpayer of €11 million and an ongoing €300,000 or something like it per year.

The next issue concerns the internal controls. The Comptroller and Auditor General looked at 20 samples. Of those 20 samples, he discovered a building in Galway. Is Mr. Buckley at liberty to name that building?