Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I do not see a difficulty at all in working with people. I see a difficulty in the administration of the fund as I have read all of the accounts and complaints. I am not putting the focus on the people who are accessing the fund, rather I am putting the focus on what is in place in terms of accountability. It seems that when the board was set up, it was obvious that there was a limited fund, a limited amount of time and that a limited number of people would come forward. All of these decisions should have been made. Going back to the chapter in the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, there should have been learnings from the previous one and predictions about the expenses involved and what would be necessary. It seems that was not done.