Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To wrap up that particular point, from what I hear, there is risk that Caranua may have paid €2,000 or €,3000. Caranua is not invoiced for the work because it deals with the survivor and not with the contractor employed by the survivor. Caranua cannot get an invoice made out to it under any circumstances. It does not come to Caranua but it goes through the survivor. The obvious question is, where these stage payments have been made, how does Caranua know the work was ever done? To put it bluntly, we live in the real world just like the witnesses. If I ask for a quote for €10,000, I can say I will take a cheque for €5,000 and I will give the other person a cheque for €5,000 and we are all happy. That happens. The second thing that happens is that I receive a quote for €10,000, the job is done for €5000 and we split a difference.