Mr. Seamus McCarthy:

It is a legal point. I would imagine it possibly can. There is no question of illegality in this case. It is a requirement in the statutes that the North-South Ministerial Council approves. If you like, the law presumes that the council continues. There was a case several years ago in which appointments to some of the boards of the North-South bodies had to be made by the North-South Ministerial Council, which was more significant because it meant that there was a danger of bodies coming into an inquorate position. That would be a difficulty. So far, the departments supplying the funding are satisfied to continue to supply it.