Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 16 September 2021

Public Accounts Committee

Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE

9:30 am

Mr. John Swords:

I think all of them were, because the Industrial Development Authority, IDA, and Enterprise Ireland were involved in the acquisition. That is how we made the links through the then Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with the IDA and with the people on the ground who knew the markets. There was a question around due diligence. They actually knew the markets for the original equipment manufacturers. They had done some work on that for them.

The engagement was through that channel. I hope that answers the question.