Mr. David Moloney:

We have very well-defined processes available to use in the Civil Service. The Civil Service disciplinary code sets out a multistage process. The reality of an issue that would arise between the head of a Department, namely, a Secretary General, and the Minister is very different. One could think about it as being the same as a conflict between a chief executive officer and a board. It is a more complex issue than other disciplinary issues within an organisation. The way in which the Government would seek to discharge its powers in relation to this as the appropriate authority would really depend on the case and its circumstances. The Mullarkey report considered in passing whether a more structured approach would be beneficial and more or less came down against it in the sense that the benefits would not outweigh-----