Mr. John Hogan:

I ask the Deputy to let me finish. This morning, we have been asked about the number in relation to this. We have been transparent in that. It was not a position we were comfortable with the last time that officials were here. We are as comfortable as we can be in all of these things where there are court processes in place and we can disclose information.

At the end of the day, it is very difficult for us as public servants to comment on the nature of that relationship between the Judiciary, ourselves and yourselves. It is a very difficult area for us to deal with. I caution how we describe it. As a legislator, Deputy McAuliffe can reach his own conclusions on this on the basis of the facts he sees in front of him.