Mr. Dermot McCarthy:

Well, my expectation in joining the meeting was that this was a briefing meeting. In other words, in the same spirit as a meeting which I had accompanied the Taoiseach to on the previous Friday, I think, in the Department of Finance. So my expectation was that this was a briefing in anticipation of the scheduled Government meeting the following morning. So my demeanour, if you like, my expectation in arriving was that this would be a matter of hearing a briefing and to prepare what might be put to Government.