Professor Shane Kilcommins:

Not at that point. My concerns only arose as I was preparing for PAC last year when I got the relevant information that there were issues. I was coming in to PAC on 18 May last year, and Deputy Catherine Murphy was present.

In the days leading up to it, I was asked to speak to the transaction on Rhebogue and in speaking to it, I asked for the information. At that point, I received some planning opinions that were not made available at the time and external legal advice, which looked to mediate between the different opinions. It was at that point that I became very concerned.