A round-up of notable quotes from the week
There are occasions when it is appropriate for my spouse to be with me.
- Rody Molloy, defending flying business class to the US with his wife before his resignation as Fás director general.
What happened shouldn't have happened and we have to take responsibility for that.
- Christy Cooney, Fás assistant director general, to the Public Accounts Committee.
I think it's incredible and unacceptable that people in highly-paid positions think they can just ride off in the sunset and leave the investigation into the expenditure of taxpayers' money handicapped.
- Bernard Allen, chair of the PAC, on Mr Molly's decision not to give evidence.
The problem here is the international community has created a parallel government to the Afghan government.
- Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai.
Either the leadership doesn't have a clear picture of how deep the suffering is of their own people or they don't care.
- Graca Machel, wife of Nelson Mandela, as a cholera epidemic hits Zimbabwe.