The Central Remedial Clinic has failed to clarify if the senior officials who resigned from the scandal-hit group last night received lavish lump sum retirement packages secretly funded by charitable donations.

Anyone tuning into yesterday’s meeting of the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee would be forgiven for wondering if we have learnt anything from all that has happened in recent years.

A company set up to support the Central Remedial Clinic (CRC) had a surplus of €14m last year, despite cuts to services for people with disabilities.