John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I fully respect what Mr. Moran is saying. However, given the scale of the loans and the due diligence process that was ongoing, one can imagine the scale of concern about the indebtedness of the taxpayer regarding the outstanding loans and their cost implications and that one would be meticulous in this regard. One assumes that what is taking place today would have taken place then. In fairness, the Department is dealing with a bad case. I served as a Minister of State and civil servants take a note on everything. Did the Department have an internal reporting system?