Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)

I welcome the Minister's change of mind in extending the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General to investigate matters relating to the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. I ask the Minister to indicate whether he has been in contact with the Comptroller and Auditor General and whether he is satisfied that he is in a position, based on a statutory instrument, to carry out the type of root-and-branch investigation that is essential for us to get to the root of the problems that exist in the DDDA and the financial ruin that has been the result.

Is the Minister satisfied that sufficient information has been brought to his attention to warrant this change of mind? Will he comment on the expressed view of the chairman of the DDDA that there is no need to investigate the financial aspects of what went on at board level?

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