Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 February 2022

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

9:30 am

Photo of Neasa HouriganNeasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

For clarity, before what I said becomes mischaracterised, not for one second did I say we should not be able to review any body, group or organisation that is receiving public funding. Nobody is suggesting that. However, I was outlining the fact that there was no significant wrongdoing found here. There are no questions raised by any of the many Departments asked about the matter; yet we are sitting in a room in which the terms "public probity" and "solvency" were brought into the discussion.

Our words have value, and it is not a benign or objective undertaking to introduce such phrases into a conversation. I am happy to look at any organisation but-----

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