Ms Geraldine Hurley:

I am not saying that did not happen but I would be surprised. It should not happen because, for the reasons the Chairman outlined, it does not make sense. It is in the interest of the operation of the entirety of CE and other schemes that supervisors have the capacity to carry out their role as they are accountable for large amounts of State funding, and that they are supported in doing that. One of the ways to do that is through training and development. If someone was turned down for funding for a scheme like that even though the budget was available, I would be slightly surprised. I am not saying it would not happen because, as the Chairman knows, there can sometimes be incidents where rules may not be applied in the manner expected. I will be happy to look into that case. I agree with the Chairman it makes no sense and it is not something I would stand over.