Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The Committee of Public Accounts has played an important role but it needs to be asked if we should have had to play that role. On page 3 of the correspondence it states that there has been further dialogue with the congregation of Christian Brothers on the proposed transfer of playing fields. That does not tell us anything, other than that the two sides are talking to each other. We need to get details of when it is likely to come to a conclusion. The cash contributions are incredibly important. They go directly to Caranua, which is there to assist people who have been damaged in these institutions. Some €6.4 million in cash contributions is required to achieve the maximum amount of €110 million, which is set down in statute. Some of it will come in as a consequence of these transactions but the speed at which they come is an issue. We are not here to supervise the Department of Education and Skills as it is not our function, but that is essentially what we are doing.