Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I thank Mr. Horan in particular for the excellent work he has done with the governance report. It is difficult, however, to define a governance report. Mr. Horan described it as a means to an end, but I suggest it is a bit more than that; it is an essential prerequisite for any body in receipt of State funds. It is not a journey in that sense; it is either right or it is not right. I have no doubt Mr. Horan's report will feed into great reforms. From a professional perspective, how can Mr. Horan authoritatively say that this is a template that is assured to win when there are five other reports and investigations into the unknowns?