Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

When auditors are doing an audit they will perhaps contact the chief financial officer or a department head if they come across a particular matter about which they are somewhat confused or mystified, in an attempt - one would think - to resolve it before it was escalated to anybody higher. Did Deloitte, prior to 17 March, when the audit chair was alerted, contact Mr. Collins or anybody in his department, or any department head, in an effort to find out what exactly was going on with these payments, before it was escalated to the head of audit?