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

It is not up to Professor Fitzgerald. I am here on the Committee of Public Accounts, just as a simple member. The committee may disagree with me but, as an individual, I am asking a basic question. Given all the reports and their conclusions, given what we know so far, given the fact that the Comptroller and Auditor General was able to qualify that, in fact, he did not tell Professor Fitzgerald this was not a question of fraud because it is not within his competence to decide whether it is or not, as an ordinary 5 ft 8 in public servant acting on behalf of the taxpayer. Will Professor Fitzgerald write to the Garda Commissioner after this meeting and ask that his organisation, specifically those with the expertise and investigative ability in fraud, would look at these matters?