Mr. Seamus McCarthy:

We certainly would inquire regarding matters that had been brought to attention by whistle-blowers. There is a requirement on all public bodies to publish an annual report explaining the number of reports received from whistle-blowers and explaining how those reports were dealt with. Where a matter reported by a whistle-blower relates to something of a financial impropriety, let us say, we would certainly want to know the substance of that report. Regarding any such reports, we would want to see that there was evidence that those matters had been dealt with. What we would not really be in a position to do is to look at what has happened to the whistle-blower. We would certainly expect to see that there are protections in place in such matters and that no penalty has been imposed on somebody for coming forward in good faith.

It is not really something I think that we can get into directly.