Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised)
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
In fairness, the Minister had ample time to respond on that occasion. I have asked him two questions so far, neither of which have been answered. I wish to make that point.
As for the rationale the Minister and some of his colleagues have given for approving this salary level, the first, which the Taoiseach outlined no later than an hour or so ago when I raised this with him in the Dáil, was that the Department of Health and our health services are in need of substantial reform and improvement and, therefore, the person at the helm would want a significant salary package. Does the Minister agree with that?
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