Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Can we return to the bonuses issue? After 48 hours of intensive engagement with Oireachtas committees we should try not to leave any loose ends. I am sure the witnesses would welcome that also. We have heard mixed signals, reports and media comments on the bonuses issue today. There is a view that has been expressed in the media by Government representatives that bonuses should not be paid. I want to pare it back. Could Mr. Tierney talk me through the process whereby he believes he has sanction to pay bonuses? I heard loud and clear his rationale earlier in terms of performance indicators and the like, but could he explain the sanctioning of bonuses by Government?