Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Coming in later in a meeting means many questions will already have been asked but I will follow up on a few questions. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Ard-Rúnaí as teacht os comhair an choiste. Is iontach an rud é go bhfuil sé anseo.

The CMO spoke about plans to step down and seek a secondment back to August. At that point would Mr. Fraser have been aware of the time limit? Was a secondment mentioned? If so, what was the time limit or how long it could, potentially, have been? Mr. Fraser said he was aware that the CMO said that he did not want to come back but what was the duration of a possible secondment?