John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

That is not the advice I have received from the Attorney General and it would not make sense if it were so. I have been informed that the remit is to be extended so that the Comptroller and Auditor General can look at the issues that were raised in the two reports. I have already outlined the advice we received from the Attorney General, namely, that the authority can be brought within the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General and that the order to that effect can be made by the Minister for Finance. It is for the latter to decide when that will be done but I hope it will be soon.

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