Mr. David Kelly:

Yes. At the time, the issues were projected to us as a cash flow issue. However, over time it became apparent and things escalated quite quickly. The Department advised the trust that it needed to notify the two regulators. DRHE undertook procurement to bring in governance experts to try to intervene in these issues as quickly as possible. Between then and the Government decision being made, the situation escalated quite quickly. It then became apparent that without the funding, the services would not be provided. This intervention was never about protecting an organisation. It was about protecting people in receipt of services. That was the Minister's and the Government's main concern in this.