Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 14 December 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

9:30 am

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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The second relates to No. R2276 from Geraldine O'Leary. The opening line is: "The evidence supplied by Mr Kelly does not change anything that I have said on the record." It later states:

Separately, in response to comments made by Deputy Catherine Murphy at the Public Accounts Committee on 12/10/2023, I would like to reiterate that the first time I was made aware that there was an issue in relation to the invoices was March 2023 when the CFO advised me that they had been queried by the external auditors.

I draw attention to the email thread in the pack given to us by Noel Kelly and Ryan Tubridy. That would bring me to a different conclusion. I do not know how we can square that circle. I would like the committee to look at that particular aspect again when we write the report.