I am sure the Seanad has noted that the European Court of Auditors has been in Ireland to produce a report on the crash and on the way in which the moneys supplied by the ECB and so on were administered here but, most regrettably, there was no Irish representation because the person appointed to be our representative on the European Court of Auditors was deeply implicated in the crash and, as a result, was forced to withdraw. I wonder if it is appropriate given this very significant inquiry - looking into the causes of the crash, looking into the way in which money was applied and looking into and criticising quite heavily the European Commissioners - that we had no representation whatever on this body. That is devastating. That is the result of cronyism. This individual was transferred to elsewhere in Europe as a sop to get him out of the way after he was involved in making a bags of the situation. I have not named this person.

He can be identified and I ask the Senator to steer away from him.

That is his problem.

It is not his problem.

He led us into this.

That is a problem for the House. He is not here to defend himself.

I am not attacking him personally but his appointment, which was cronyism, has led to a situation where it is highly-----

That is all personal.

I am talking about his exclusion, the fact he was not able to represent Ireland.

The Senator is talking about a person who can be easily identified.