Garret Ahearn (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have only a few seconds left. I am sorry for interrupting Mr. Keown. In response to Deputy Brennan, he said that countries made contact with Ireland while this process was happening. He mentioned the US. The Deputy asked which countries had made contact but I do not think Mr. Keown named the countries in his response. He said the US under the previous Administration had made contact, which was obviously prior to our general election. Who from the US made contact? Was it the previous ambassador? Who has been in contact with the Department? What exactly did that person say? What were that person's concerns? Can the witnesses provide the committee with the correspondence between the Department and the US officials?