David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In terms of process, the OPW is allocated money which it spends by purchasing or renting sites and overseeing that process. It is important to have follow-through on the processes in place to protect the OPW, its staff and taxpayers' money being spent and also to allow the Comptroller and Auditor General do his job and for the Committee of Public Accounts to do our job.

I mentioned the alternative sites earlier. If a proper business case was formally presented for both of those, the Comptroller and Auditor General would have had that information and been able to make a better assessment as to whether the Miesian Plaza was the better option. We would be in a better position, but we are not in a position to do it. By not doing that, by not following due process, by not giving the board the information it needs, and by not having the business cases and the formal processes correct, the Comptroller and Auditor General could not do his job in making a proper determination. Does Mr. McCarthy believe that is fair?