Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

On that point, I have the highest regard for The Business Post and its currency. It has some of our best journalists and does really good reporting. Obviously, there was real concern in some of the stories. They raised issues around ownership structures and so on. In response to that, we immediately commissioned independent legal and accounting review advice at the highest level to see whether we need to act and go further. I have to be straight up. There was a quick turnaround but the response from the independent review conducted by the lawyers and accountants, EY and William Fry, was that what had happened was as per the contract and normal business practice. We responded immediately by asking for an independent assessment, which told us that it was within the contract and within business norms.