Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On the funding side of things, I want to look from the committee's perspective at how this is being considered by the Department. There is clearly the opportunity to change shareholders. I note, in his statement, Mr. Griffin states that the Minister has the right of consent under the contract in respect of changes of ownership. That is something we discussed with NBI this morning. Are there circumstances in which the Department would not give consent? Has the Department considered the scenario in which new investors may not be forthcoming? They are two different questions but they are linked.