Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I do not want to split hairs here, but honest to God, the commitment here in the letter of intent that you signed is for €2 million for "collaboration led by Dr Holohan from his position in Trinity College Dublin". It is not for Tony Holohan doing any other work but actually for "Dr Holohan from his position in Trinity College Dublin". That would allow Tony Holohan in his position in Trinity College Dublin to collaborate with UCD, or with the Department of Health or any other body, but it has to be linked to Trinity College Dublin. That is the fact of it.

The last point I have is on the draft, as the Chairperson has questioned. The draft letter of intent, which was the first letter that was sent by Tony Holohan to yourself on 1 March, was for €1 million of funding and his salary was coming from the Department of Health. You try to suggest there was confusion in the media about that. That was what the draft was. It was €1 million but his salary was coming from the Department of Health. The final version went that it was €2 million and his salary would be paid by Trinity. Is that not the fact of it?