Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I accept that the Department was caught in a very difficult situation, given perceived value versus actual value and given that the jet had been opened up. I am interested, though, in the actual sale because the process by which the sale went through is not out there in the public. There is a very closed environment. I can understand that because of the nature of who the Department was dealing with, the security of it, etc. How did the buyers actually become aware of the sale? How was it marketed and put out there? How do we know that all possible purchasers were made aware of its availability? I know it was in a certain condition and there would only be a limited amount of buyers, but how do we know that they all, or as many as possible, looked at it or assessed it? Do we know that?