Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Part of the reason that we asked the commission in was because on a previous occasion they came across as very chaotic and we wanted to see if things had changed. I think we were quite impressed with them when they came in as they were quite forthright. The tables certainly demonstrate that a lot of work has been done to deal with outstanding cases. At this stage the caseload looks manageable, which is useful. In July, for example, the commission told us that 78 appeals were on hand relating to assessments by the Criminal Assets Bureau with the highest one valued at €22.5 million and the lowest one at €2,000. That just shows the kind of money that can be at the centre of this work. I find the information that the commission gave us to be very useful and it certainly backs up what they said when they were in with us.