Mr. Ciarán Breen:

-----a Department or a Minister telling us to do something that they believe might be the agency not acting properly. If I am audited in relation to that group of cases, by the Officer of the Comptroller and Auditor General or by our internal auditors or whoever, they will expect me to have followed a standard and process and that is what I am doing. I am following what are acknowledged classic claims and litigations standards and procedures. I am also in contact with the Department and I keep it informed, but what the Department does not do is interfere with my decision-making.