Mr. David McWilliams:

No, as I said, Brian Lenihan was always incredibly discreet and professional and never indicated at any stage that he had any preference. This is as I would have expected. He listened and I suspect he had his own opinions. At no stage did he give an indication of where he was going. He was talking to a lot of people around this period. I felt very sorry for him because it struck me that it would be a bit like me being elevated to the Attorney General in the middle of the biggest constitutional crisis the country has ever faced and having to make a decision. Against that background, I probably would have called around to prominent lawyers and asked them what they think of this.