Dr. Ruairdhí Neavyn:

We are investigating the matter now but it is taking a lot of time. I only took up my appointment in early February and have had to deal with a large number of legacy issues, as is clear from the report. The most important thing was to get the expenditure under control; that was my essential priority in the first few months I was in office. Following on from that I had to review expenditure and deal with the legal cases pending while ensuring the management team structures were appropriate and the proper procedures are in place to deal with expenditure in the institute.