Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Caranua is really only a young organisation, as such. From the questioning here today I believe that it seems to have been a basket case from the genesis of it. It did not have the staffing complement. It has come to the fore that Caranua had not recognised the complexities of the people who would be coming to it. As Deputy Murphy has clearly outlined, Caranua appears to have been shocked that those who were most able seem to have been able to access the fund most in the initial period. I believe this to be completely at odds with Caranua's job in the first place. These people, who are our people and a legacy of what has happened in Ireland, are all of our responsibility. I am very disappointed that the system set up for people to engage has not been fair from the outset. Does Ms Downes feel this is a fair charge today?