Mr. Tom Ryan:

There were two or three principles we tried to bear in mind as we went through that process, one of which was respect for the people who were at that table already and respect for the democratic process that put them there. Each of the current board members or coiste bainistíochta, as we refer to it, is there to serve a term. The decision we took was rather than interrupt those terms or disadvantage any one particular person serving at the moment, we would allow people to see out their term while, at the same time, augmenting the board with female membership. The board will expand in 2024 and then contract over the subsequent two years. It is really just an exercise in expediency.