Mr. Seamus Carroll:

In so far as head 12 is concerned, we make reference in the head to the provision within Article 52 of the regulation which refers to a financial control mechanism which does not affect its independence. That is the underpinning motivation for having a separate Vote with the chairperson as the Accounting Officer.

Perhaps that thinking has been carried over here into head 13, but that is in the context of accountability to or appearing before the Committee of Public Accounts. It does not preclude attendance before other committees, such as the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality. That will be made clear in the final drafted text.