Mr. Martin Fraser:

No, I am not on that commission. There was a reference earlier to the Commission for Public Service Appointments, which is a new body. The Ceann Comhairle and a couple of other people are members. It is a little known body that deals with complaints about interviews, recruitment and stuff like that.

I am not on the pay commission and because the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is the Department in charge, I am not as involved in these matters as people think. I am involved in this case because I tend to be involved in the creation of new Departments, moves by Secretaries General and so forth. My role is limited.

Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked me a question and I gave her a truthful answer. I would much prefer to be talking about a transparent report on these matters than this ad hocsystem that we have at present.