John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes. I spoke to Mr. Hearne yesterday and indicated that, rather than have an individual come from HSBC to attend the meeting in the Visitors Gallery, the person should attend and sit with the representatives of the Revenue Commissioners to hear at first hand what was happening. That was my view and that is my view of what was decided last Thursday at the meeting. What happened was that, first, the letter was not sent to London as requested and, second, the request to have a person attend obviously was not acted on.