Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North-West, Fianna Fail)
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Go raibh maith agat a Chathaoirligh. I welcome the witnesses. Mr. Doyle is correct that there is a large scale and breadth to the work of the Department. Unfortunately for him, I am also a member of the committee on housing so I will reserve some of my question for the next time he appears there. I will focus on the financial issues this morning. The previous committee on housing and Committee of Public Accounts had sought to have further details about what was known as the "bailout" of the Peter McVerry Trust. On two occasions previously, both the Peter McVerry Trust and the Department said they were not in a position to appear before the Oireachtas because they were waiting for the outcomes of the investigation reports that were taking place. When did the Department first become aware of the financial issues that took place in the Peter McVerry Trust?