Mr. Joseph Nugent:

We have spoken about complexity, and I apologise because I am going to use the word again. There are issues associated with the terms and conditions of competitions in this area, most particularly relating to mixed competitions where individuals who were recruited into An Garda Síochána are competing with civilians. There have been challenges around addressing what the outcome, from a terms and conditions point of view, would require. As recently as last week I summoned all of the various sanctioning stakeholders involved to a meeting to resolve this once and for all. We want to have the competitions in place and we want Mr. Kidd to have all the resources necessary in place. Some of this is outside our direct control. We cannot dictate the terms and conditions element. This is primarily an issue relating to pensions rather than rates of pay.