Mr. Joseph Nugent:

The legislation, as provided, in the circumstances that we find ourselves in, made it difficult for an appointment to the committee at deputy commissioner level. Had the appointment to the audit committee been to Deputy Commissioner Twomey, there would have been other conflicts associated with this area. There is no right. We would like to see that issue resolved and clearly the appointment of a Commissioner, and, one assumes, the appointment of a new deputy commissioner, will resolve that issue. We accept that this is not ideal. We have specifically had conversations with the audit committee and with Mr. Kelly to ensure that conflicts do not arise. That approach is the best we can do at present. The legislation requires that Commissioner's nominee must be at deputy commissioner level or equivalent, and that leaves us as it presently stands between one of two of us. As I have said, whichever way we cut that there were going to be conflicts in that regard.