Mr. Simon O'Brien:

I wish to be very clear. I thought it was a very kind offer by the Garda Commissioner. He called me on Tuesday around midday to say he and I should have a cup of coffee. I agree with the Garda Commissioner that almost the entire duration of that conversation will be confidential between him and me. What we agreed towards the end was that I would publicly state he and I and our two organisations would try to get past this particular difficulty to ensure we served the State and came together to reduce any other denuding of public confidence.