Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy is asking all the right questions. Putting a deadline on the report would not be possible. We must understand that the Comptroller and Auditor General is a constitutional position. When requested, he agreed to do this. Out of respect to the Committee of Public Accounts, which was investigating the issue at the time, he decided to await its findings. FÁS is implementing some of the PAC's recommendations.

When the report is finalised, we will have a full and frank discussion in which many of its aspects can be taken on board. It would not be fair or possible to request a timeline, as this detailed and wide-ranging analysis and investigation of FÁS will take time. Once the report is published, I am sure everyone will comment on it.

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