Mr. John Cregan:

Not really; I received clear terms of reference from Mr. O'Brien and he would have been very disappointed had I found issues relating to the HSE that I was unwilling to reflect in the report. I made it very clear that I would go in as administrator and report what I had found, irrespective of whom it affected, and that I would try to bring forward a report from which everybody could learn lessons. I was not appointed as an investigator. I identified issues for the attention of the CRC, the HSE, Friends and Supporters of the CRC and the Care Trust. My discomfort was related to my legal position - I was not an officer of the CRC - and I took legal advice on what I could do. Having said that, I did not have legal standing; the CRC staff were excellent, co-operative and enabled me to do what I had to do.