Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South-Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I accept the world is different in several respects. The primary difference may be that the political considerations or the sensitivity of this issue are a bit different but it seems to be a few things. The world of work has changed, but I would say that is only to a degree. Most of the things that are possible now were possible then. They were just happening less frequently and at a smaller scale. Remote working was eminently possible in 2014 and happening to some extent. People working collaboratively across different locations was happening in 2014 to a lesser extent. That is obviously the case.

While Mr. O'Brien might not recall, would he accept that a competent leadership of a sizeable business would have considered it prudent to do due diligence at that stage as to whether the business had any exposure to Crimea? Would it have been adequate for the leadership to say, in a cursory sort of way, that the business had no presence in Crimea and the sanctions were not something for it to worry about? Would it have been wise and prudent for the leadership to audit the business' operations to see if it had any presence in Crimea?