Professor Siobhán Mullally:

I shall respond to the first question. As my colleagues, Mr. Mark Kelly and Mr. Frank Conaty, have been working specifically on questions of finances, staffing and resources in preparation for the presentation of a business plan, I will hand over to them on that issue.

In the recruitment and selection of the chief commissioner we suggest a similar process to the one that took place, ideally with the same selection committee. It could be with the support of the Commission for Public Service Appointments in terms of the administrative functions involved and back-up required.