Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Before I invite Mr. Delaney to read his statement, I wish to express the concerns of the committee to the FAI. The committee is concerned that it only received two separate addresses this morning. In the normal course, we should have received these statements by 12 noon on 8 April. We have just received them and the committee members are unhappy about this. I am expressing their collective concern at that.

Given that we have had a number of breaks this morning, I propose, with the consent of the witnesses, that we continue until 1.45 p.m. without a break. We have had three suspensions already. I hope the witnesses can agree to that proposal. We would like to get their consent. We have stopped these proceedings three times already. In fairness, the witnesses delivered the statements late-----