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

Okay, that's fair enough. Can I ask you about the process then rather than maybe specifics? What is the process within the IMF, you know, when that initial type of consultation takes place? Is it somebody such as yourself who brings it, kind of, up the chain of command in the IMF to see whether ... or what actions are necessary on a political level ... that a programme would actually happen?