Professor Desmond Fitzgerald:

I am not minimising all the things that have happened and the seriousness of it. As I said earlier, the Deputy is correct. I am very concerned about the damage it is doing to the reputation of the institution.

I am determined to get all of the information. I am not rushing to judgment at present. I did say that the information that has been provided was, "at best", is what I said, incomplete. I am particularly concerned about what information was given to the HSE, the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Committee of Public Accounts. I certainly would not-----