Ms Fiona Tierney:

As soon as it is completed, it will be advertised onwww.publicjobs.ie. The position will be filled through the Public Appointments Service. There will be an open, competitive process. Notwithstanding that we do not have a finalised job specification, we have already commenced the process of executive search for the role on a global basis, having engaged an executive search firm to undertake the international search part of what is required to be done. It is already warming up potentially passive candidates or seeking to come up with long-lists of potential people who could be approached to fill the vacancy when we have greater clarity on the detail of the role.