Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan:

If the Deputy will give me the opportunity, I may be able to provide him with some assurance. I was trying to get complete information. I fully accept the Comptroller and Auditor General's position and have no issue with it. As I said earlier, if we knew then what we know now, he would have been informed. On 28 July I caused inquiries to be made in my office. I found that there was an extensive file available in my office, which indicated that there were files in other parts of the organisations. It was clear that there were outside bodies and other sections within the organisation that may have information. I was trying to get as complete a picture as possible. My mindset at the time was that if I had known the extent of what was available-----