Mr. Martin McGuinness:

The answer is clear. The DUP was in the lead on the issue through the then Department of Finance and Personnel and by dint of the fact that the then First Minister was a member of the DUP.

I clearly came to a conclusion there was a deliberate attempt made to exclude me from it. I did not have any confidence whatever that having the type of conversation that was needed against the backdrop of the appalling relationships that existed at that time was going to lead anywhere except to a further row. The key point in all of this for me was whenever the allegations were made in the Dáil, it was quite clear to me in the aftermath of those allegations being made that we were heading to a police investigation. That is exactly what happened.