Mr. Joe Keeling:

I will talk about the salary first. The salary level of the CEO is a matter for the Department. The current Government guidelines allow for exceptions to be made. Exceptions are made in situations where the person whose appointment is sought brings exceptionally scarce expertise to the role, which is relevant in this case. Exceptions are subject to the approval of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and that was achieved in this case. We did not make a decision on it. We can reply to the committee on the question on Dundalk afterwards as we do not have that information here.