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Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Hold on. I missed that point. Where did the money come from? I am referring to the fund or the cheque the SEUPB wrote to pay Bytel.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Therefore, it came from your Department, Mr. Griffin. I acknowledge the fact you were not there at the time. We are simply discussing the Department and how it functions. Department money was paid to Bytel and Bytel paid for these famous racks. Who owns the racks now?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: The SEUPB paid for them.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: So who owns them?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Therefore, the SEUPB does not even have scrap value. Is that the case?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources has nothing to do with that legal process. Is that the case?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: You only mentioned it. I presume from your answer, therefore, it is only DETI. If it is not only DETI, then you should say it.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: I did not ask you who was party to the writ. I am asking whether Irish taxpayers' money was involved in the payment to Bytel for the €1.3 million worth of racks.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Since that was a grant, the Department has no hold over the equipment. Is that the case?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Is that "No" that the Department has no hold over the equipment or "No" that it has?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: What did ASM Accountants say about these racks, if anything? What was the role of Deloitte? Deloitte is a reputable company. It has stated the racks are worth €1.3 million. Someone else has said they are only worth €30,000. Which do you think is the correct figure?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: No, Deloitte is saying-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: I will tell you what Deloitte is saying. Deloitte is saying that €1.3 million is reasonable on the basis of the information available to the firm.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: You have made statements "on the basis of the information available" to you. You used that phrase as well.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Everyone seems to be saying "on the basis of the information available to me". That is the get-out explanation. That is how I perceive it. You will have to forgive me; I am only a layman. I put it to you that if I was paying out €1.3 million, I would not be doing it on a nod from someone else. I would be doing it on the basis of an assessment. We are either saying that the...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Is that the €1.3 million figure?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Then where did the €30,000 come from?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Did anyone investigate the whistleblower's information or why that person believed the racks were only worth €30,000? By the way, without naming the whistleblower or whistleblowers, who were they? Were they people who thought they knew something? Were they people who knew something? Obviously, they did. Were they directors of the company? Were they two different people?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Was that whistleblower the person who told the Department they were only worth €30,000?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Who notified the Department of that?