John Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Okay. Can I ask you specifically then in relation to page 2 of your statement you say that "I was given freedom of speech by Ulster Bank even if some of the things I said made them uncomfortable on occasion." Did you view this as an important, I suppose, attribute to have in your role as the head economist in the bank at the time?