however you ignored what the OP said
No I didn't that part was dealt with earlier in this thread.
for her, the IR(R) is only ever going to be a stopping-off point
This was also discussed earlier. However pprune is often asked: "I have a multi-crew only IR, how do I get an IMC rating". The IMC is issued for life and so always available if required. Another example of how can we make the IR difficult.