Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I answered that already. It was a second contract and a new contract. I felt it was more appropriate that I offer a contract, which ultimately was refused, that would coincide around the completion time of Niamh Brennan's report. At that stage, if another person or the existing person wished to apply for a position the board made available, it was entirely at their own discretion.