Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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That was the issue and that is what I said this morning. The reports were produced, they were signed off by the Accounting Officer, who happens to be the Commissioner, and there was no caveat or indication that difficulties had been discovered. On top of that, the comments in the Dáil from the Taoiseach, do not help. He referred to this as a legacy issue and he made reference to the Comptroller and Auditor General investigating, neither of which is accurate. It is difficult and we are trying to avoid that and remain neutral. We have all made statements but it is different in regard to our job here. Since his appointment the Chairman has chaired our meetings in an excellent manner. It would be well for us to learn from what has transpired today because we are heading into troubled waters and we have a serious job to do.