Mr. Tony Murphy:

Basically, there was a procurement procedure where we consider there were all sorts of errors manifest in how the process was handled and changed as it was under way. The important thing with procurement is that there must be equal treatment and everyone must have the same chance. The rules cannot be changed halfway through a process. Equally, regarding eligibility, some hotels were excluded that were eligible and some included that were not. The whole process, therefore, was a bit of a mess. We would not like to pre-empt anything, however. We have signalled that, in our view, this is an error. Representatives of the Commission will now come to Ireland and look at this process in more detail. They will then decide on whatever has to be repaid, if anything.