Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

These are just very quick practical questions. We are here as a result of a special report which followed a previous special report, as well as Dr. Thorn's report and a current Garda investigation. The scope of our questions has been limited and I am just asking practical questions on governance. I am a great admirer of what I still call the vocational education committees. I served ten years on one of them and they do wonderful work. The whole principle and ethos behind them is wonderful. I place them right up there with the universities. They do tremendous work and I know many people, including in my family, who have benefitted from the VEC system. Today is about governance, how something so shocking could happen and how it will be prevented in the future. How many times have meetings been held in hotels?