Mr. Joe Walsh:

I made an intervention to ensure the record of the House was corrected. As I said earlier, one of the culture changes at the banks was their becoming subject to freedom of information legislation and parliamentary questions. Replying to parliamentary questions was a new matter for the bank, one in which I have invested a great deal of time given, as stated by the Chairman, I had already answered many parliamentary questions as a former Minister and understand the need for one to be factual and correct in such matters. A clarification was issued in relation to that matter. Many parliamentary questions have since been tabled, including by Deputy Doherty, to which concise, precise and factual answers have been given.