Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am talking about the board when you set it up first. This is after the fact, when millions and millions of euro have been paid out in payments to people who will not come back and answer questions. Your ability here has to be seriously questioned as has the Department’s and those who advise you. Why have you not got specific members on that board who were watching out and telling you the truth? They are furiously passing you notes now, I see, but why was someone not passing you notes before or informing you? Why was this left to fester and to become this appalling vista? What a mess. We will continue with meetings and more meetings. It will be a case of round the house and mind the dresser and do not answer any questions. The sooner the fraud squad are brought in the better. Why is RTÉ being protected by you, as Minister, and by the Government from facing up to its tax liabilities and to be honest with its employees who want to earn money for their families? How is that allowed to continue? How is this charade carrying on?