Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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I would appreciate that. It would be very helpful if, as one of the starting points, the speak of denial and the gaslighting that we are hearing from the executives would be stamped out and not tolerated any longer. It is insulting to us here, as a committee, and very disturbing to the workers who have been disadvantaged and distressed by this. Some of them have been very distressed about this for years and have been put to lengthy and costly legal proceedings, which is not fair or right. One of the tasks the chairman has ahead of him is to stamp that out because it is not acceptable. I will not put up with it any longer at this committee as we have heard it for far too long.

Does the chairman believe he has the necessary skill sets on the board to effectively do the job that the board needs to do in order to ensure we do not have the problems and mistakes that were made in the past? Effectively, I am asking him about auditing skills. Does he have the expertise of people who speak the language of auditors and who can go through the figures forensically and ensure we do not miss the things that were missed in the past?