Duffy’s disclosure to the Millennium Committee
Bruton asked whether Duffy disclosed his connection to Dillon Consultants while involved in processing grant applications. The Taoiseach said he should have disclosed it and that failing to do so was inappropriate.
Is it the case that Mr. Duffy was on the inner board of the Millennium Committee and not on the committee at large and that he was intimately involved in all the decisions in regard to possible grants being given by the Millennium Committee, which is, of course, the disbursement of public funds? Did Mr. Duffy inform either the inner board or the committee at large at any time of his involvement with Dillon Consultants and of Dillon Consultants involvement with some of the applicants?
Comment on this
To clarify, it is not a board, it is a working group which tried to help process the application. The answer to the second question is no.
Comment on this
Mr. Duffy should have told the Minister, Deputy O'Rourke, the Millennium Committee and me that he had such a relationship. It was inappropriate that he did not.