Mr. Charlie McCreevy:

Well, can I just say, Chairman, the following. You can check the record to establish that this is correct or not. I ceased as Commissioner in February ... European Commissioner in February 2010. I have not made any comments on any aspect of Irish public policy since that time. In fact, during my time as Commissioner I was very reluctant to say any comments at all, but since that time, despite requests from all types of media, journalists of all descriptions, people that write books, etc., I ... and I've been very tempted on occasions to so do, I have never, ever made a comment either to defend my own record-----