Mr. David Moloney:

Again, it is back to the 2011 policy which is where we started. The Government decision means someone can be offered a post to the end of their term and the subsequent Government decision agreed that with the two individuals involved. In a sense and in general terms, the policy of advertisement and competition for posts is absolutely correct policy but in specific terms, the 2011 decision creates a policy framework where retiring Secretaries General, before preserved pension age, may be offered a position.