Mr. Bernard Gloster:

The rules of engagement for both the licence and the industrial relations space state that permanent positions in the public service must be advertised in a manner that is visible to everyone. People obviously have to check the job description to see whether they have the qualifications to apply. It is not about allowing everyone to apply. Say, for example, that I were filling a permanent job in Tusla in Dublin. Someone working as a social worker with the Brothers of Charity in Limerick might want to move to that position. If I do not advertise that job and I just give it someone else, that person will not be able to apply. It is about equality in the recruitment process.