Ms Dorothy Donovan:

Yes. No fault can be laid at anybody's feet for this. The Public Appointments Service process must be gone through. Engagement is already happening about getting the process going for the current vacancy. Two are coming up in February. There is provision for reappointment. Those members may decide to go but it is something we will keep an eye on. With a small board, there is a quorum of three. We are down to four. If somebody becomes conflicted we can manage but if this were to happen to two people, it would delay appeal hearings. That is an unacceptable situation.