Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am not suggesting that you discussed secondment at that early stage.

From what we are learning here what I will say is that the opening statement, which is the letter sent to the committee, does not include all of the details. What Mr. Fraser says, to paraphrase his opening statement, is that he had confidential conversations with the Chief Medical Officer at an early stage last year. Towards the end of February it was indicated he was thinking of moving on, and in March Mr. Fraser contacted the Secretary General. Now we learn he contacted the Secretary General as far back as August of the year before work in relation to the Chief Medical Officer moving on.