Ms Eilísh Hardiman:

It was an employment law matter. The board of the CHI appoints the CEO in accordance with the Act and with the approval of the Minister for Health. I had two fixed-term contracts. That was part of the hospital group structure. I was in the HSE before the board was established in 2019. I transferred to the CHI as part of that legislation. The board then asked and recommended that I be extended for a third term. The Government policy position on this is that non-commercial State board CEOs are appointed for a five-year term up to two consecutive periods.