Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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Ms McGrath is outlining what was learned. It would have been better if it had been outlined in a formal manner. It is a question of confidence. The Comptroller and Auditor General has highlighted the question of oversight in the context of the governance procedure set in place. The top interdepartmental co-ordination group, a high-ranking group, did not meet at all between 2009 and 2015. The steering group did not meet between 2010 and 2014. I do not know where the blame lies for the failure of the high departmental group to meet. Certainly, its failure to meet would not instil confidence in me as a Deputy. There was no reporting mechanism to that high departmental group. Does Ms McGrath accept the Comptroller and Auditor General's finding that there should have been more formalised learning?