Mr. John Treacy:

I have an important point to make, which is that Billy Walsh showed great flexibility around the financial aspect. He was agreeing to leave his full-time employment with the IABA to become a contractor. When we met with the Minister in Athlone, we talked about a five-year fixed-term contract. When the IABA went back and negotiated, the fixed-term contract was reduced to three years and Billy Walsh was agreeable to that. Mr. Walsh was showing great flexibility through all of this. I make this point to underline that finance was not an issue here.