Mr. Willie Soffe:

The Deputy should remember as well that we were a Republic of Ireland State body, under legislation passed here, operating in Northern Ireland. That was a sensitive situation from the start. There would have been quite a lot of fear of that or worry about it in Northern Ireland. It certainly seemed, as well, that the political side did not have a particular problem with a commercial or private company working out the assets. Unlike us, they had time. They could be there for the long haul.