Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 July 2024

Public Accounts Committee

2022 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine

9:30 am

Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

Perhaps. That is why we are reviewing the process now. All I am saying is that will not be a simple matter. The question about whether you could prevent somebody from running a business on the basis that person is being prosecuted, I am not sure what the answer is. However, these are questions we have to answer in consideration of this matter. At least, there should be a formalised process that assesses the fitness to operate to the standard in the regulation, and we did not have that. I am acknowledging that.