Mr. Eamonn O'Dea:

I am pleased and eager to dismiss the claim as it is presented in the statement to which the Deputy referred. Indeed, as Mr. Tobin pointed out, Apple subsequently took the trouble to correct the record in that regard.

Coming back to the Deputy's initial remark, I fully accept that I neglected or overlooked to make a very brief opening statement. I am happy to do so now in the hope that it might partly address some of the issues he raised.