Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is where the remuneration is charged to in the accounts. Does Ms Kerins understand that this is disappointing? We have asked representatives of Rehab here today because of what is obviously perceived as a massive lack of transparency. She is as aware as anybody else of the problems in the charity industry. I do not dispute the great work done by the group; nobody would do so as it is fantastic. We have not achieved further transparency today, and that opacity was symbolised by Ms Kerins's salary issue.

As Deputy McDonald indicated earlier, we specifically asked for the remuneration committee to come before us, along with the chairman and former chief executive. That was for the specific reason of finding out the matters exercising the public and which concerned us because we are examining the charities sector. Instead of bringing in the people we asked for, Ms Kerins brought along three people we did not ask for. They have mentioned some very useful things in a different context. Why is Mr. Flannery not here? As far as I can see he is on the board of five subsidiaries and the main company. He is also on the board of the National Learning Network. Why is he not here?