Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 28 February 2019
Public Accounts Committee
Business of Committee
9:00 am
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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However, the context of what is in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report is that this individual raised concerns. The reason we know what happened with the memorandum is that it was in the report. The report says that Professor Donnelly, as vice president, received the memorandum. It was to be sent higher up the chain, but it was not. It went back to the person who sent the memorandum and the vice president asked for clarifications. The memorandum could be referenced in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. Whatever the functions of the Committee of Public Accounts, and there are many questions about that at present, referencing and examining special reports from the Comptroller and Auditor General is certainly one of them.