Mr. Kieran Brennan:

Yes, but I will clarify the Senator’s first position. The Defence Forces are responsible operationally. They are not subordinate to the Department operationally. They are for all other matters in relation to policy. To answer his question, that is correct. I know the case in question. They did not have the authority to suspend any individual, notwithstanding the furore that was created in the media and so on about that.