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á chur in iúl gur geal léi an toradh a bhí ar an gcéad chéim den phróiseas idirghabhála idir an Coiste agus an tUasal McCoy, arbh é an t-iar-rialaitheoir airgeadais agus iniúchóir inmheánach é, nuair a síníodh, i mí na Nollag 2019, comhaontú polaitiúil maidir leis na prionsabail lena rialófaí réiteach chás sceithire bona fide an Uasail McCoy; á mheabhrú gur ceapadh Feisire den Pharlaimint mar idirghabhálaí, bunaithe ar rún maidir le hurscaoileadh ó 2017, agus gur chuir na páirtithe uile tús le próiseas idirghabhála chun deireadh a chur leis an díospóid idir an Coiste agus an tUasal McCoy agus é mar chuspóir acu teacht ar réiteach cairdiúil; á aithint gur lean an Coiste de na cruinnithe idirghabhála a bhí sceidealaithe leis an Uasal McCoy; á chur in iúl gur eol di gur tugadh an dara céim den idirghabháil chun críche an 9 Iúil 2021 le rannchuidiú idirghabhálaí na Parlaiminte, an Choiste um Rialú Buiséadach de chuid na Parlaiminte, an tUasal McCoy agus Uachtarán agus Ardrúnaí an Choiste, nuair a síníodh socrú airgeadais críochnaitheach; á chur in iúl, ar deireadh, gur eol di gur fhorghníomhaigh an Coiste an íocaíocht chomhaontaithe leis an Uasal McCoy i mí na Samhna 2021, tar éis do na húdaráis bhuiséadacha an t-aistriú a fhormheas; ag aithint na hoibre ar urscaoileadh an Choiste atá déanta le fiche bliain anuas ag na rapóirtéirí agus na scáth-rapóirtéirí a tháinig i ndiaidh a chéile agus a rannchuidigh, chomh maith céanna leis an bpróiseas idirghabhála agus cúnamh Sheirbhís Dlí na Parlaiminte, le réiteach a fháil ar an tsaincheist sin a bhí ina stad le fada an lá; á chur in iúl gur oth léi an dochar suntasach a rinneadh don Uasal McCoy agus á mhaíomh nach bhfuil sé ceart go raibh an cás corradh le 18 mbliana gan réiteach, á chur in iúl gur díol mór sásaimh di gur cuireadh clabhsúr ar an gcás sin agus ag tacú leis na gníomhaíochtaí a rinne an Coiste chun a áirithiú nach féidir lena leithéid de chás teacht chun cinn arís;
Welcomes the outcome of the first phase of the mediation process between the Committee and Mr McCoy, former financial controller and internal auditor, with the signing in December 2019 of a political agreement on principles governing the resolution of Mr McCoy’s bona fide whistleblower case; recalls that, based on the 2017 discharge resolution, the appointment of a Member of Parliament as mediator took place and that all parties entered into a mediation process to bring the dispute between the Committee and Mr. McCoy to an end with the objective of reaching an amicable settlement; acknowledges that the Committee pursued the scheduled mediation meetings with Mr McCoy; is aware that the second stage of the mediation concluded on 9 July 2021 with the contribution of Parliament’s mediator, Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control, Mr. McCoy and the President and the Secretary-General of the Committee and the signing of a final financial settlement; is aware, lastly, that the Committee, after approval of the transfer by the budgetary authorities, successfully executed the agreed payment to Mr McCoy in November 2021; acknowledges the work done by successive rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs for the Committee’s discharge over the past twenty years who, along with the mediation process and the assistance of Parliament's Legal Service, contributed to the resolution of the long-stalled issue; truly regrets the considerable harm caused to Mr McCoy and states that this case should not have remained unresolved for more than eighteen years; expresses its sincere satisfaction with the conclusion of this case and supports the Committee’s actions in order to ensure that such a situation cannot arise again;