David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

With respect, I think it is a bit more than unsuccessful bidders having a moan, as the witness put it. There were very clear concerns expressed in the report around restrictions that were put in the process. The witness has dealt with that.

I want to move on to the last point. There was quite an incredible statement in the opening remarks of Mr. Soffe when he said, "We take strong exception to the suggestion that the process was corrupted by Mr. Cushnahan’s alleged activities." When the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, was here a couple of weeks ago he said, "On the allegation of a corrupted process, we can agree that there was a corrupted process."