Mr. Kieran FitzGerald:

There is no definitive evidence, rather than there being absolutely none. The Minister's statement, which may have been based on a briefing we provided to him, indicated there was no definitive evidence. We have explained the difficulty placed on everybody by the fact that explanations of this nature leave unanswered questions at their tail end. There is a certain degree of inconclusiveness about the matter and that presents us with a difficulty. It is a rational conclusion, however, that there is no definitive evidence. On that basis, and returning to the statement we issued to allay public concerns, no evidence of any Garda misconduct was disclosed. That was misinterpreted, but we have tried-----