Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Of course you were involved in it. Your statement says:

The exit of the former CFO was processed in the same way as all others. She received the standard letter, which included the wording “as approved by the Executive Board”.

You said this was an administrative oversight and one you take full responsibility for. Deputy Griffin referred to that paragraph too. I have heard of downplaying something but that takes the biscuit. That was the third stage at which you could have flagged it. You signed the form stating in black and white “as approved by the Executive Board”, when you knew 100% it was not approved. Do not talk rubbish about it being a standard letter. If you were doing your job as director of HR, you could have said, "I can't sign that because it says it was approved by the executive board. If I sign that, I will be party to a lie."