Ms Eilísh Hardiman:

This is an employment law matter. Obviously, the board of CHI can appoint the CEO with the approval of the Minister for Health. The board, in October 2023, sought a third term after my two previous consecutive five-year fixed-term contracts. It is Government practice and policy for non-commercial State board CEOs to be appointed for no more than two concurrent five-year terms. The Minister applied that policy, which is within his right to do, and that was accepted by the board. Because it is an employment matter and because it was two fixed terms, the contract automatically became a contract of indefinite duration. The board then determined that there were some strategic projects that needed to be prioritised given that the new children's hospital is progressing and-----