Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)

It is no such thing. Information was obtained by "Nuacht TG4" on foot of freedom of information requests. That raises very serious questions and the Minister is too glibly accepting the assurances he received. This issue needs to be looked at independently and that is no reflection whatever on the Comptroller and Auditor General. All the detail relating to various activities is not always available when an inspection is done. On foot of the information that has been obtained by "Nuacht TG4", this issue requires immediate and more in-depth scrutiny.

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