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Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: I do not believe-----

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: If we were to play back that clip again, that would not be clear, with respect. The inference and the narrative from that clip was that the only reason - Mr. O'Brien was very clear - the report was not published was because of Garda advice. That is now not the case.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: That is not what Mr. O'Brien was asked.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: That is not what Deputy Deasy asked Mr. O'Brien at the time.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Mr. O'Brien has already identified, in the case of H3, that the person is working for Tusla. Given that he has made that leap in respect of one individual, I do not see why he cannot do so for somebody else.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Mr. O'Brien did so in the case of H3.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: This is more stonewalling and it is unacceptable.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: That is not what the-----

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: If I can be helpful, we are now dealing with the Devine report. A specific question was asked by Deputy Deasy at the time in relation to the three people who made the decision. The Devine report states the three people in question were H7, H4 and H6, not H3 or H12. If Mr. O'Brien can point to anywhere in the report where it says H3 or H12 made the decision Deputy Deasy talked about,...

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: I ask Mr. O'Brien to point to the relevant page, please.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: If Mr. O'Brien is unable to point to anywhere in the Devine report where H3 or H12 were seen as having made the decision, it would, in itself, correct the record because it would show that he misled the committee.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: We cannot move on unless Mr. O'Brien is given an opportunity to point to the report.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: The witness can disagree but I found him to be very frustrating today. He was a hostile witness in many ways, which is very unfair to us because he was asked to come here today to bring clarity where confusion had reigned. He has not done that; I am offering my opinion on that. I will bring Mr. O'Brien back to the reference to the persons involved in the decision to leave Grace in the...

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Deputy Deasy asked Mr. O'Brien a question. I will quote from the transcript of the Committee of Public Accounts. I do not know if the secretariat can get it up on the screen; I signalled earlier that I would raise this. The first question he asked is "Who made the decision to leave Grace in the foster home?" It is a very clear, explicit question. Page 88 of the Devine report talks about...

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Deputy Deasy put a very straightforward, explicit question to Mr. O'Brien. He asked who made the decision to leave Grace in the foster home and if those individuals were still working in the public system. When one looks at the Devine report on page 88, it references three individuals, H7, H6 and H4 having made the decision. Does Mr. O'Brien accept that when the Devine report referenced...

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Does it reference H3 or H12?

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Does it mention anywhere else that they were involved in the actual decision? When Deputy Deasy asked Mr. O'Brien who made the decision to leave Grace in the foster home, it was very clear exactly to whom he was referring. Mr. O'Brien said he had read the report. If he had, he would have known that the only reference to, in particular, the actual decision in October was H7, H6 and H4.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: As such, it is reasonable for us in asking Mr. O'Brien to correct the record to have answered today the question asked then. Mr. O'Brien was asked earlier whether H7, H6 and H4 were still in the public service, specifically H6, and he said he was not minded to answer. He then said he would be guided by the Chair. I ask the Chair to ask Mr. O'Brien to answer the question because it is...

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: I am asking that Mr. O'Brien does that. I am asking if the Chair will allow him to do that.

Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: I am not asking for a rank or name. We are simply asking if the person is working for an agency of the State and, if so, which one.