Ms Paula Mullooly:

The giving of the indemnity was within capacity of the director general. There is no question of her having done something outside of her remit in giving the indemnity. The Deputy might agree or disagree with that approach but it was entirely within her remit in the office of the director general.

On the issue of junior members of staff, there are plenty of procedures in place where people behave wrongly. They can bring that information to the appropriate person