Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

My concern is associated with the information we were given last week by the FAI president when the FAI representatives were here. We were told that Grant Thornton was quite happy with the information we were getting on the loan of €100,000 and its payment. My concern which goes back to what Mr. Mulvey said is based on the question of who is auditing the auditors. We had the exact same problem with the banks. Auditors were signing off on accounts wholesale, yet it was always the taxpayer who was picking up the tab when the auditors said they had got it wrong. In this instance, it is simply unacceptable. It is up to the delegates to decide whether they are satisfied that Grant Thornton and Mazars are going to do the job, even though they are being paid by the FAI and although the terms of reference are being written by it. Sport Ireland is in charge and should write the terms of reference and, if it has to do so, pay the cheque. The problem is that we have had information drip-fed to us, from the FAI and others, that is now questionable. Those concerned are reviewing themselves because they provided information for us that is of concern.