Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am sorry to have to press the Minister on this as I understand perfectly from where he is coming. Does that give any indication of the path I am attempting to go being addressed or are these people outside the loop completely? If they are placed in that category, it will not matter legally that these are acting chief executives, regardless of time served, and they will be treated the same as any other ordinary citizen who applies with the appropriate qualifications for a vacancy when it arises among the 16 boards. It seems to be a two-tier system and I am only attempting to see if there is any possible movement, as we are talking about small numbers, with those who have given of their time and expertise but who will revert to a previous position. If these people wish to advance prospects in the administrative educational area, it seems they will have to go into the pool with everybody else.