John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Jermyn, I will put it this way to you.

The meeting has been in progress for some time and I have listened carefully to Professor Whelan but in my view we are being taken on a merry dance, to be frank. The interaction with Deputy McDonald is similar to the interaction with this committee prior to Christmas when Mr. Jermyn refused to come before us. He had to be talked into coming here. We were told that the top-up of his salary was because of extra work done. It has now been decided to employ a chief executive officer for the public side of the hospital and that chief executive officer post will be compliant with the HSE arrangement. I ask Mr. Jermyn to correct me if I am mistaken. Because Mr. Jermyn is no longer working in the public end, can the committee presume that his arrangement with the board amounting to €300,000 will be reduced by the amount of the top-up of €136,000?