Mr. Martin Fraser:

In essence, of the several ways that people end up as Secretary General, one of which is a lateral transfer. The interim Secretary General was formally appointed by the Government. The Taoiseach informed the Government of this transfer. Really, these decisions are made by the Taoiseach, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, the relevant line Ministers and, in this case, the party leaders in the coalition, but they are formally Government decisions because the person appointed has to become the new Accounting Officer of the Department.