Mr. Brendan Rogers:

We took the tough position that the money was supposed to go into the consolidated account but went somewhere else. Therefore, we want the money back.

The Auditor General has been looking into where the money went. It was transferred to an account called the crisis management account for Karamoja. He is examining a long series of vouchers and receipts relating to that. The Minister said she thinks they will get most of the money back. That remains to be seen. Twelve million euro is a lot of money. It cannot be spent overnight by a number of individuals so I assume they will get some of it back. She also asked us about our own Criminal Assets Bureau in terms of going after the assets of people who are involved in malfeasance at this level. We, obviously, said we had experience in that area and could share that experience. The area is complex and requires legislation but we would be open to doing that if our relations get back on track. They will not be back on track, however, until all of this is resolved and the money is back. That is going to take a little time.