Mr. Fred Barry:

I cannot make any comment on the detail of much of what Deputy Barry has just said. I will repeat what I said earlier. In the lead up to me being here today, nobody has had any discussions with me about privatisation. If there were to be a move to privatisation, it would be a strategic policy issue for Government. I am not aware of the NTA having a privatisation issue. The NTA has sought and will probably continue to seek outsourcing and competition. Where there are subsidies, the NTA will seek value for money as it will where there is competition for services and that is fair enough. As to whether I was brought in with a privatisation agenda, the answer is "No".