Mr. Paul Quinn:

This comes back to my obligations as a board member. I have written to the committee on that recently. In summary, and not to give the committee the long version because I know it is pressed for time, I have obligations in law in terms of the statutory instrument that established the children's hospital board. I have obligations under circular 10/2012, which basically indicates that if a civil servant is serving on a board, he or she has to be satisfied that the board is addressing the matter. If the board is addressing the matter, which this board was, the correct line of authority and reporting is through the chair to the Minister. I could see as a member of the board-----