Mr. Robert Watt:

It was not discussed at the management board. Obviously, this was a personnel issue with which I and Dr. Holohan, along with the HR manager in the Department, were dealing. That is the normal way in which these matters are addressed. The Secretary to the Government was also involved. As I set out in the briefing note I prepared, the Minister knew the generality but he was not involved in the details of the proposal. We thought that was appropriate-----