Mr. Bernard Gloster:

The only people who can move to become permanent are those who already have competed and are on the permanent panel. That is as provided for in the recruitment licence. In order to avoid a delay, if people are not on a panel, subject to local management being satisfied with their references and vetting, which they would be in any event as they are agency workers, they would convert to having a 12-month fixed term contract. They would be direct Tusla contracts. During that period they would have an opportunity to compete for a permanent panel.