Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

One should bear in mind that we have increased the funding from 2014 to 2015 by approximately 25%. On the face of it, the governance procedures do not look very transparent. I will draw Mr. O'Driscoll's attention to the salary increases in the organisation. The amount of administration expenditure through salaries is incredible when one looks at the average employees in the accounts. One would imagine in such a sector there would be casual staff and others earning the minimum wage. Making a raw calculation, which I know is very crude, one is talking about average salaries of €47,000 and that has not changed much from 2014 to 2015. That indicates a number of individuals are on very significant salaries within that organisation which is not delivering.

Have we undertaken any review of the funding that we have given it and of its administration and salaries? Has the Department a handle on the matter?