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

We got responses from all those we asked, but the issues we asked them to address were not addressed adequately and comprehensively. We will write again to those concerned and we will raise the same issues we raised in the previous correspondence. It would be far better if we were to just get the information we are asking for and moved on. We are not looking for anything other than how the decision was reached, how the increase of €82,000 was reached at a time the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is telling us about austerity in the future, and the recent announcement by the person appointed that he would not accept the increase until the economy recovered. We want to find out what that means. It is not about that particular statement; it is about the position and the payment. We will write again to everyone and hopefully we will get the information we are asking for.