Mr. Michael Kelly:

On the Chairman's point about different vision statements, when one analyses them, the language is a little different, but the foundations are very common. There is about 80% commonality in what they have described. Where there are differences, I know what they are about. They are about how research is organised throughout the institute and about governance and management structures. In both cases I have suggested that, in the first instance, there are two principles that should apply. Rather than dealing with it as some kind of football to be kicked around by either of them, there should be an external, expert-led, evidence-based, rational and objective examination to have some options.

The discussion should take place around those rather than have a ping-pong battle where anything could happen.