Mr. Robert Watt:

We want to be very clear. Senior counsel did a review, then we did a review with the help of further counsel, namely, evidential barristers, who found no evidence. On seeing the programme, we did not believe that those practices took place. It was our firm view that we reached on seeing the programme. The pieces of information that comprise the disclosure to Conor Brady contain elements which led the whistleblower and RTÉ broadcasting to reach a certain conclusion, but the independent counsel does not believe that those conclusions are valid, nor do we, based on the further work that we have done. If someone is making an allegation, they must have evidence to support it, particularly if it is of a serious nature and is a matter of public interest. We are saying clearly that there is no evidence to back up the allegations. The language is not necessarily legalistic; it is about trying to set out our belief that there is no evidence to support the allegations based on what we have looked at.