Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yes, retrospectively offered. However, I will say to Mr. Daly, for the purposes of peace, harmony and conclusive findings or observations at the tail end of this process, that for me, the distinction between the Comptroller and Auditor General's observations and account and Mr. Daly's is that everything in this document, this report, is documented - every single assertion. Whether he agrees with it or not, everything is substantiated, and the report is based on the facts as they could have been ascertained. As the fellow says, you can have your own views but you cannot have your own facts. One of the challenges in dealing with Mr. Daly is that, however we structure our discussions to get to the point where we acknowledge that a decision, for example, was not taken at the board to tell PIMCO to hit the road - he may have had reservations; he may have had a discussion - nowhere is it documented that the board resolved that PIMCO had to go. That is the kind of thing I am talking about. For us who represent citizens and taxpayers, that is the standard of reassurance they expect, not a sort of long, elaborate "we are brainier than they are" and "we know about this", which really does not cut any ice. I have a final question-----