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

It may be unfair to Mr. Flannery to say that he was here in the House and should have been here in the committee. Maybe he was not invited; that is why clarification is needed. The clerk made it clear to Ms Kerins as to who should be here. We have agreed on the proposition from Deputy McDonald, and there would have to be a sequence in terms of the receipt of the information and whether or not we should have a further meeting with Ms Kerins. All of that can be considered, but we accept that Mr. Flannery and the remuneration committee will be invited, as well as others, depending on the response from Rehab.

I understand there was a perfectly valid reason the chairman of the group was not here. That was made known to me after the meeting, or perhaps just before. I am not sure. We can check that and ensure that we have a response from the chairman of the board.