Mr. Niall Ferns:

Back in March we did an assessment of the entire cliff folio. This covered all aspects and not just the technical system. The TAG 07 system is the one we operate. We have been using it since about 2010. When we did the risk assessment we identified various pieces with which I was not happy. We needed to manage the risk of what is acceptable and what is not acceptable. It is a risky operation and everything needs to be in place. When we looked at it what I said essentially was that procedures, verification on audits and working with suppliers of equipment needed to be looked at. I met the officers in charge of all 17 cliffs units. I told them where we were at and what we needed to do. It involved a series of measures rather than just one measure. We did a risk assessment throughout the organisation and we picked the measures to take after which everything else would be acceptable. We worked very hard to get the service back on board. It happened on approximately 12 March. Our ultimate aim was that through external verification and an operational readiness audit of all of the climbing teams they would be back on the board. They were pretty much back on the board by approximately June.