Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In relation to the expertise the ESRI holds, notwithstanding that it got a number of things wrong as the Professor has acknowledged, were any officials, including the Professor, contacted by the Department or the Minister in relation to the events leading up to the guarantee, the decision itself or afterwards? Was there any consultation with the ESRI and were its views requested by anybody in that regard? If so, can Professor FitzGerald outline to the committee how that took place?