Dr. Orlaigh Quinn:

As a practical example, we recently had a promotion competition and applied the Irish provision, as we do, at the final merit stage. One individual, as a result of having the Irish, moved eight places on the panel. He benefited greatly from having it, as did others. If we had not had that at a cut-off point, an individual could have been promoted who did not display the competencies for that job. It was only in that case they must have completed all the competencies in terms of leadership management skills, all of the requirements for senior positions, before the bonus marks for Irish are applied. It was of huge benefit to those who were on the panel because they made significant moves on the panel as a result of having Irish.