David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It was done for the right reasons.

In regard to the responses from Mr. Watt and Mr. Quinn, it is not acceptable for Mr. Quinn to simply say that the Accounting Officer, that is, the Secretary General, is coming in so that covers him. The Accounting Officer did not sit on the board, Mr. Quinn did and he is the person who must answer the questions. How can the Accounting Officer answer questions for somebody who sat on the board? That is not going to happen. We should write back to Mr. Quinn, thanking him for his response but insisting that we want him here along with the Accounting Officer. We should set a session aside for the board to appear again with the Secretary General of the Department so we can put the questions we should have been able to put to them the last time. If anything, we should do this as an example of what happens if they do not give us the information that they should before they come before the committee.