Ms Angela Kerins:

I do.

To be honest, one of the reasons I wanted to ensure that I made a full declaration and waived any right to privacy was because I believed that this situation had gone on. It is important that we deal with whatever impact and negative issues it has caused and move on.

However, this is not just about salaries. The sometimes incorrect information on the charity lotteries compensation fund has been damaging. I wish that we had come out with my salary a little earlier. That said, the board needed to handle a number of issues, for example, data protection, to be sure about where I was coming from and the salary levels. People were trying to ensure that, when they provided information, it was accurate and relevant.

The Rehab Group and I have a responsibility to try to deal with the negative impacts. From our perspective, the charity lotteries compensation fund and the wide-ranging and incorrect reports in the media on same have also caused us some difficulties.