Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General for that reply. There is an issue also around the members of the ETBs. I was a member of one of the old VECs. A lot of this happens and the members of the board of directors have no part at all in this. They are not involved, unfortunately. I think it is one of the weaknesses, and not just in the ETB system. It is also in the local government system. The members of each ETB should be in a more powerful position instead of the powers being taken off them, which has happened over the years. It has gone the opposite way.

We will look for the information on the Tipperary board. The issue has also been raised on the overall position. Maybe the Comptroller and Auditor General will report back to the committee on that.