John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Deputy McDonald has the information and we do not. The Deputy has raised it now and I am not sure of the legalities around whether we can get access to the documents. That would have to be clarified. We have been informed that we do not have a remit in respect of the Central Bank, even though it is audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General. It is one of the organisations listed in Schedule 2 which means we are excluded from the normal process of bringing in the witnesses from the organisation to deal with the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. In light of what the Deputy has raised, I would like to find a process or a mechanism whereby we could get to the bottom of some of the issues which might be relevant to us in terms of audit but we will have to take some advice on it. Perhaps the Comptroller and Auditor General would like to comment.