Mr. John Connaghan:

Yes, it has. I will be in this position until such time as a person is appointed substantively to the post. I estimate that, in terms of international and national recruitment exercises, it will take a minimum of six and, possibly, nine months. It depends on the field and who is interested in it. However, in terms of discharging the duties of the post, the committee can hold me to account just as much as somebody who is in a permanent job.