Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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I thank the Chairman. I thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee. I am gobsmacked by all of this. It is probably one of the most scandalous situations with which the committee has been presented. As individual Deputies we are subject to audit. I was chosen for audit last year and had to demonstrate to the auditors that I had spent my money correctly. If my constituents think I am not up to scratch, they can sack me on that or any other ground in a little over a year's time. Is the Comptroller and Auditor General satisfied that this is a one-off situation as regards third level institutions failing to produce proper accounts?