Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North-West, Fianna Fail)

I thank the Chair. I have a slot for Questions on Promised Legislation in the Dáil Chamber, so I am taking Deputy Ardagh's slot here. I thank my fellow committee members.

I welcome the witnesses back. It is their third appearance. They are like contestants on "The X Factor"; they keep coming back. The question is, having acknowledged good work being done now at this level, whether they will get through to the next round and, hopefully, not come back. It is worth reflecting on because the Chairman and I sat on the previous Committee of Public Accounts. There was significant discussion on the record at the committee with regard to the previous board, the chief executive and the issues. When we go through them, they were incredibly significant issues around dormant accounts funding, particular properties such as Ashleigh and the CEO's expenses. What an organisation wants to do is come into the Committee of Public Accounts and establish confidence in the organisation and the public money that is being allocated to it. I hope we do that today.

I want to reflect on some of the board issues because some board members were not present at the previous Committee of Public Account meetings. There was a particular discussion. Deputy Dolan has asked about the approval of the change of base for the CEO.

On the contract with the CEO, on a previous occasion we established his base was Citywest. That was never changed formally in writing with the board's approval or with any knowledge of the board. Is that correct?