Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome that clarification on the legal obligation. The question remains: is there then recourse for the State to recoup the money that was spent on a product that was subsequently found to be deficient? The Minister told the Dáil he was informed of this issue on, I think, Thursday, 22 October. We know that the recall happened on 20 October, the previous Tuesday. We know that previously, on 16 October, the Department had recognised that this product was harmful. On 8 October, I think, there were signals that all was not right with the product. Back in September the first indication from Revenue, via OLAF, was made to the Department that the product may not have been what it had been set out to be. Does the fact that the Minister was informed only on 22 October cause him concern? Who is in charge of these issues? Will the Minister take this issue by the scruff of the neck, as is warranted at this stage?

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