Mr. Brendan McDonagh:

No. I had no contact with any other member of the political system. On 1 May, given that there was a lot of public controversy about me and the role - I am not a political person; I am apolitical - I really felt I did not want be part of that. I am a professional. I believe I am a public servant and I did not want the story to be all about me. On 1 May, I advised the Minister that I really was not interested because to be honest, everybody who knows me knows I am very straightforward, and I had made the decision that really I was not. There was no point -----