Mr. Joseph Nugent:

I agree completely with Ms Feehily. The position in which the Policing Authority found itself was that if they appointed Deputy Commissioner Twomey, he would equally have had conflicts in relation to certain issues. That is the challenge. The issue would be resolved by the appointment of a third person at deputy commissioner level. The acting commissioner would not then have those conflicts as a member of the audit committee. When two deputy commissioners are in place I would certainly step out of the role on the audit committee.