Ms Suzanne Eade:

HRI opened a voluntary early retirement scheme and we invited the IHRB to be part of that. We had very strict terms and conditions for the eligibility and what the payments would be. We received some requests for funding, some of which we rejected and others we approved but they were all subject to the same assessment. Obviously, I cannot talk about an employee of a different organisation, but I can say HRI was not aligned with any payment made above the terms and conditions, and that was clearly communicated at a higher level than mine and before I was in the role.