Ms Oonagh Buckley:

I have to preface my remarks and response to that by saying this very much predates my time in the board. My understanding is that it was anticipated that there could be a need for additional resources in 2021 going into 2022, particularly around the SHD approach. A request for additional resources was made, which indicated that this was one of the reasons for that request. Those resources were sanctioned a few months later. There was no particularly inordinate delay that I can see about that. Yes, there would have been indications and obviously more as the system started to struggle. We report on a monthly basis to the Department and to the Minister and those monthly reports would have given indications around the fact that issues were starting and indeed, that fines were starting to be paid.