David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I understand that. I ask Mr. Breslin to bear with me. There was obviously a contract of some description with individual private investigators or a firm to track the movements of three individuals. I am making a judgment on the rights and wrongs of that but trying to establish what the process was. In the first instance, which arm of the State was responsible for employing the private investigators? How did it go about doing it? What type of contract was in place? What were the terms of reference for the contract? How were the rights of the individuals in question protected? At the same time, the witness would argue this was justified to ensure the huge claim being made was properly defended by the State and, as such, any information the State could obtain from the work of the private investigators would help in that regard. Will Mr. Breslin help me with those questions?