Mr. Ian Drennan:

Regarding the three commissioners, that is a policy issue for the Government; therefore, I am precluded from opining on it and I will sidestep the question, if the Deputy does not mind. I will ask my colleague Mr. Hegarty to address the Deputy's question about other jurisdictions.

To reply to the third question, the Department of Business, Enterprise and Employment has a well developed and sophisticated HR function. In my experience, it is one that operates well and on a compassionate basis. I have already answered this question to some extent in response to Senator Davitt and I am not sure whether there is much more to be said over and above what I have said.