Dr. Olive Braiden:

I would like to say that we did ask for guidance at the time as to what were considered reasonable moving expenses and there was not any guidance. We asked other organisations who employed people who came from abroad how they paid moving expenses and, certainly, there were very different interpretations.

The interpretation of our board was that a candidate coming from abroad should not be worse off than a candidate from Ireland. In that case, a candidate coming from abroad would be a lot worse off in that an Irish candidate's family would be here and he or she could visit at will. In the case of a candidate coming from abroad, they need to return to visit their family and, Chair, I would think that is a reasonable expectation and I think it is fair. If we think of other organs of the State and other Departments who have executives abroad, they certainly-----