Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Okay. You do raise one specific issue immediately after that reference, and I can't lead you into areas that will be covered by the commission of investigation, but it's quite an extraordinary extract from your witness statement, and I'm not going to question you about the execution of the transaction itself because that may or may not be examined by the commission, but your central allegation here is that an official from the Department of Finance indicated a preference that a bid, which was €100 million less than the highest bid, would be accepted because the highest bidder would not be of the liking of the Minister, essentially, if that bidder was successful.