Mr. Brian Kavanagh:

I would be quite happy to participate in any open competition for the position and accept the outcome of that competition. I did that once before. In fact, that is the issue that arose between 2009 and 2011. When I was reappointed in 2009, the reappointment was on the basis that I would be allowed to compete for the position again in the future or be transferred to another job within the organisation. In 2011, that permission was sought to be removed from the contract. As I said, I signed the contract on that basis in the hope that it would be resolved over the lifetime of the remainder of that contract. I would be more than happy to compete for a position. I have no issue with competing for a position.