Susan O'Keeffe (Labour) | Oireachtas source

And that was February '09 and there was more contact in May '09 and, again, in May '10. So was the view of the Commission that, really, Ireland should have come earlier to seek assistance? Was it, by your estimation, at the time, now, I don't mean on reflection, I mean, at the time, did you think, "Are Ireland ever going to come looking for assistance?" Was it clear to you that Ireland needed assistance and would you have preferred for them ... the country to have come earlier?