Mr. Michael McGrail:

I will try to answer all of those questions in turn.

Aer Lingus and other European airlines were my clients as a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers. I was also involved in the establishment of Shannon Aerospace at Shannon Airport. I did a lot of work in the air maintenance and airline sectors. I believe I have the expertise to assess what is happening in the aviation sector. Having said that, it is a very specialised sector and I will be using the expertise of the IAA and the Department to ensure that I understand the issues. I am not sure if that answers the Deputy's question, but I do have experience in the sector. I am happy to provide the committee with details of my work in the aviation sector if that would help.

The memorandum and articles of the board require nine board members. At the moment there are four, plus me as a designate. Subject to the committee, I would be the fifth board member. We are short four board members.