Mr. Ronan Gill:

The principle of CIÉ funding advice is established in a letter where it primarily focuses on actuarial advice but also covers off regulatory and other legal advice. Therefore, the principle is established that we would fund the advice of the trade union group through the process in the Workplace Relations Commission. CIÉ is not hung up on the WRC because there is a later proposal that there would be a forum to discuss the facts that are at issue here. We are amenable to agreeing with the trade union group on who would chair and determine that, and if we could not agree that, we suggested that it would go back to the WRC which would then determine who might chair that process. It is important for the record that I say that CIÉ has said that it will fund the advice required by the trade union group, and that continues to be the position.