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

Thank you, Chair, and good morning, gentlemen. A few questions for you following on from your statements. First of all actually I want to ask you both, Mr. McCarthy when he was here yesterday indicated to the committee that he had had some contact with Ulster Bank in preparing his opening statement. I'd just like to ask you maybe both to clarify the extent of any help from Ulster Bank in terms of preparing your presentation to the committee both this morning and the previous written statement.