Ms Rose Hynes:

No. What is happening is that the existing board members were asked by the Department to identify which of them wanted to remain on or which did not for the remainder of their unexpired term. Then whoever puts a hand up to stay will form part of a panel. Obviously there is a shortage and, therefore, the panel will be augmented by a process operated by the Public Appointments Service, PAS, to add to the panel. Then the two separate new chairs will be appointed by the Public Appointments Service.