Mr. Ted Owens:

That is what they are all there for. They were unsuccessful in each case. I met that person when I was appointed as CEO. I sat down and listened to that person. That person also had a Supreme Court case pending and another case pending against Cork ETB. I used the opportunity in one of the cases to arrive at a settlement.

I will be quite honest with the Chairman. I wanted to try to ensure that once that settlement was reached, it was a full and final settlement. I did not want the person applying for any more jobs either because she had applied for a dozen and there was a huge amount of staff time and a huge amount in legal costs, to which the Chairman has referred. I tried to bring about a settlement the person was happy with and that I was happy with. I used the phrase which had been used in the Equality Tribunal case in this particular case as well. I wanted a fair and honourable solution, but I also wanted a resolution to the issue. I can take full responsibility for that because that happened in my time.