Siún Ní Raghallaigh says she is ‘baffled’ by Catherine Martin’s actions, saying they seem ‘designed to traduce my reputation’
Siún Ní Raghallaigh says she is ‘baffled’ by Catherine Martin’s actions, saying they seem ‘designed to traduce my reputation’In a strongly-worded statement that is likely to revive political pressure on Ms Martin, Ms Ní Raghallaigh said: “My experience over the past 15 months has been of a Minister actively taking a hands-off approach whilst delegating through her officials.”
“If the Minister had decided that she no longer wanted me as chair, that is her privilege. However, I cannot remain silent about the manner of my enforced dismissal which seemed designed to traduce my reputation.” Although the Minister defended her actions at the Oireachtas media committee last week, Ms Ní Raghallaigh’s statement challenges the Minister’s account on several points.
“Given the difficulties facing the organisation, I found that the reduction in the number of board members and in particular the lack of financial expertise within the board lay heavily on me. However, no appointments were made,” Ms Ní Raghallaigh said. “Once I realised that I had inadvertently given the Minister the wrong answer to a question from her at the end of a meeting on Monday February 19th and again at a meeting on Wednesday 21st, I notified the Department that I wanted to make a clarification at 10.07am on Thursday, February 22nd. The error was a lapse of memory – nothing more. I had no motivation or gain to obfuscate on the matter. This was a matter that had been dealt with in October 2023, almost five months prior.
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