Dr. Ruaidhrí Neavyn:

The concerns about the expenditure incurred were raised through the appropriate mechanism at the time - the chief officer of the institute. I suppose the further actions were not taken because, obviously, there was no confidential route for these matters to be dealt with. That is the issue we are trying to raise here. Obviously, one is dealing with the most senior office and concerns about it; that creates difficulties in terms of how the matter is going to be dealt with in a confidential basis to ensure protection for those who raise concerns. That is the single largest contributing issue.