Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Professor Laffan for her statement. To set out at the start of this meeting, the witnesses have been before this and previous committees a number of times, and one of the main issues we are examining is the C and AG's report. The findings are that there is no evidence of an evaluation report being submitted to the governing authority regarding the Dunnes Stores site, defective briefings were given to the governing authority that the witness chairs, and that there was deficient record keeping, inadequate assessment of tax implications, dismissal and override of legitimate arguments, a bias in favour of the acquisition, failure to comply with the principles of the public spending code and incomplete contracts. It is an awful picture. That is what we need to address this morning.

The first speaker is Deputy Cormac Devlin.