Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister says the business case was in a letter. There was no developed business plan or case about what work had been achieved, what needed to be done now and projections, or how or why this person was the only one who could possibly carry out this work. One would expect that when a person is being appointed to a position which is so highly paid by a board and organisation that receives huge sums of State money, the chairperson would do more than merely send a letter for that person to be reappointed. I appreciate the decision was the board’s responsibility but it could not have done so without the support of the Ministers concerned.