Mr. Andrew Patterson:

In most jobs that CPSA has evaluated either through complaint investigations or audits, we start off, as mentioned, with the job description as the foundation from which we carry out our audit or complaint examination.

We would question whether the job description accurately reflects the role being carried out and go sequentially through the various stages of the process. The issue of the Irish language was only considered in the context of the circular. Our interpretation of the circular and general practice is that the Irish language was taken into account at the final stages of the appointment when the order of merit is being formed. In the case of the audit of the Department of Social Protection we noted that the additional credit was only taken into account-----