Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Go raibh maith agat agus cuirim fáilte róimh go léir. I welcome all of the witnesses. We are in the strange situation whereby the number of witnesses equals the number of members. That will make it a fair match this morning.

I shall start with Ms Kerins. When the committee invited her to attend we were quite specific about the witnesses that we asked her to bring along. The clerk had been in communication with her in respect of the remuneration committee of Rehab and specifically regarding Mr. Flannery, her predecessor. Why are those persons not in attendance today?