Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan:

What I would say is that Mr. Dunne had to resolve this matter in the best way he thought and my understanding, from documents that I have now seen, is that Mr. Dunne also asked Mr. Culhane if he wished to pursue this matter further, which at that time he did not. Mr. Dunne also gave advice to Mr. Barrett, which I think was quite appropriate. Mr. Barrett was relatively new to the organisation and may not have fully understood the consequences of sending documents off-site, so to speak. Mr. Dunne also gave Mr. Barrett some advice in respect of managing his documents and his files in a more secure manner.