Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I am, but the decision will not be mine alone. I will go back to discuss it with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath. He will certainly want to know about it. Then it must go to the Government. A memo will go to Cabinet asking it to agree to the appointment. It is not solely at my discretion but I will make a recommendation on it. I will take into account that it will be in the context of what a person would be paid to do the job in a country of similar size for a similar national cybersecurity centre.