Seán Kyne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In Mr. Watt's previous role as Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, I am sure the he would have met with, discussed or liaised with officials from the Departments of Health and Education and Skills and other Secretaries General regarding legal cases. The disclosure, as outlined by senior counsel, Mr. Bradley, in his report, stated that one of the bundles of cases was estimated to have liabilities of up to €7 billion. Unless that is a misprint, it is an astounding amount of money. Would Mr. Watt have been aware of that in his previous role? I imagine he would, as a guardian of the Exchequer finances, as it were. Would Mr. Watt have discussed such cases with Department officials?