Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I would say it was. They were bidding for a very lucrative contract. I asked Mr. Costello another question in respect of the Minister. At some point in the proceedings, I would like to think someone in the process put up his or her hand to ask a few questions. If it was not the witnesses, then maybe it was the Minister. The Minister made public comments on the costs and he has now been entirely contradicted by the information we have at the moment. It remains to be seen how large that contradiction will grow in the future. How was the Minister kept apprised? How was it ensured that he was briefed? How many meetings were there?