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

That might well be the case. None the less, the committee considered it important to have people with specialist knowledge in respect of pay and pensions in attendance. It specifically asked for the attendance of Mr. Frank Flannery, who is quite a regular attendee around the Houses of the Oireachtas. Did Ms Kerins pass the invitation on to him? Did she invite him to attend? Is there a reason, from his perspective, why he is not here?