Mr. Dara Lynott:

We are statutorily required to fulfil all of our freedom of information obligations. We also respond to questions the committee asks us and have responded to and complied with any request it has made that we attend before it. At all times we have been open and direct with it about our role as a commissioner of research that is being conducted by a consortium and overseen by an independent body of 27 individuals from 13 or 14 regulatory bodies.