Mr. Aidan Horan:

We were not commissioned to do this work until after it had happened, but I take the Deputy's point. It was a suggestion, rather than a recommendation, that it could happen. We put the onus back on the board at that stage following the resignations of seven people to reflect on the hand-over and transition and make the decision. It was not to leave an avenue, but we considered that it should be a suggestion. However, I take the point the Deputy is making. We have held the line on the issue which has come up in a number of guises. The recommendation is robust, although it has facilitated the situation about which the Deputy is talking. Even allowing for the exceptional circumstances, having a transition and hand-over is a safer way to do it than not having one at all. If one goes for a full sweep, one relies completely on the executive of the organisation, on which there was commentary. We viewed having some transition as a better outcome.