§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
When were the job advertisements which appear in the Belfast News Letter of 14 August for Waterways Ireland submitted to the appropriate departments and the North/South Ministerial Council for approval; and on what date the approval was given. [HL4352]
Baroness Amos The organisational structure and staffing levels for Waterways Ireland were agreed at a meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council on 21 June 2000. The job advertisements, which appeared in the Belfast News Letter on 14 August 2003, related to posts within the overall complement agreed at that meeting.