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

If we are finished with the list, I will ask about a matter relating to our work plan that is not on it. I do not know when the issue of Inland Fisheries Ireland, IFI, will be go on the work plan. We had difficulties regarding it signing off on accounts because there was a problem with people resigning from the board and there was no quorum. Is there an update on when that might be possible? I think there have been some changes. Indeed, I got a reply to a question regarding the amount expended on legal services. A newspaper article stated a lot of money had been spent on protected disclosures. In fact, when you look for those, I cannot find that information on the IIF website. In 2020, its annual report stated there were zero protected disclosures, and there were zero protected disclosures in 2021, yet I have a list of IIF's legal costs. One company got €378,000, and almost €1 million was spent between 2020 and 2022. It is supposed some of that relates to protected disclosures. I am getting more and more concerned about this. I am sure Mr. McCarthy is more concerned than I am but-----