David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 18:

In page 15, line 32, after "determine" to insert "subject to review by the Committee as defined under section 17of this Act".

The Minister of State will be aware that there have been many scandals about pay and allowances for board members, some of which has been fair, some in my view, unfair. There has been much public commentary on these issues. There has to be oversight by this committee and specifically the chief executive has to answer for the pay and allowances to the committee. If they are subject to review by the committee, they can be held up if the chief executive does not make a convincing argument for the pay and allowances. If the chief executive wants to increase pay and allowances that should be subject to review by the committee.