Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will ask a broad question. If the board of governors was satisfied that an individual at senior level in the employment of the university seriously misrepresented the facts, as stated by the Comptroller and Auditor General, to the board, the Comptroller and Auditor General, the Department of Education and the Committee on Public Accounts, would that individual merit a written warning or would that matter be recorded on the individual's personnel file?

I am speaking in general terms, not about this case. If a situation was to arise next week, for example, and it became clear to Professor Fitzgerald that a very senior official was deliberately misrepresenting information to him, the board and external organisations, should there not be action? I am speaking about a potential future event because I am interested in knowing the issues involved. Should it be recorded on the person's personnel file or should there be a disciplinary process? How would such an event be handled in the future?