Mr. David Moloney:

No, I am the Accounting Officer for Vote 12, so the integrity of that reporting is my responsibility. I was simply making the point that in large parts of my responsibilities, where they are delivered by third parties, public financial procedures and-or legislative frameworks can exist where I am entitled to rely on certain statements of assurance I have been given. It is no more than that. In regard to the issues that have arisen, we see ourselves as having a very active role in identifying what the issues are and helping to fix them within our own processes and within processes elsewhere.

We envisage the NSSO and the HR and finance units of line Departments having a significant role. We believe the end-to-end issues will be addressed in the context of the review the Minister has asked the chairman to commission.