Eugene Murphy (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I could not be here earlier today for personal reasons but I heard Geraldine O'Leary's comments earlier about the stress and mental health. From my perspective, I can see the pain on the faces of the witnesses last week and this week. I know they wish this had not happened. I would I hope that at all times when I ask questions, I am fair and upfront.

I will start with Mr. Coveney. In fairness to him, I initially brought up the issue about Toy Show The Musicaland Mr. Coveney gave a direct answer saying it did not work out. That is fair enough. Things flop and things go well. It happened to me in life and it happens to a lot of people, if we are to be honest. Was the board continuously informed about the cost of the musical as it went along and it was seen that it was not going to be a success? Was Ryan Tubridy on board from the start? My information is he was not on board from the start. Mr. Coveney said last week it was his idea. Were other people involved who would have come to him with this idea?