Ms Geraldine Luddy:

To return to the Deputy's point on the appointment of the chair, as the Minister said, he intended to be in a position to announce the chair today and he has done considerable work in that regard, but an issue arose when we realised the sums of money involved would be more considerable. I am explaining the matter with respect to the Minister's position here this morning. Therefore, this appointment has to go out to tender. We will be drafting a tender process for the independent chair. The criteria will take account of the issues that have already been raised, namely, medical, human rights, sexual reproductive rights approach and somebody with a legal background. We will also be looking for somebody who has the skills to undertake the work and who will be available to undertake the work in that short timeframe.