Mr. John McKeon:

I repeat what the Secretary General said in 2016. I believe it to be true because I have looked at it myself. Looking at the documentation I believe the project was coherently planned and managed. I believe that we operated within the public spending code and got all the necessary approvals. In that context, I am satisfied that the project was planned and authorisation was given for the money to be spent in the proper and correct way. I do not think there is any question of that. Of course we acknowledge that there are gaps. One will always find gaps when looking retrospectively at any project of this scale. It is easy to have 20/20 vision in hindsight and ask why this or that was not done. This project evolved over a period of time from 1993. It was an evolution of existing practice and it must be understood in that context.