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

You mentioned earlier the period for this secondment. We spoke about the five years maximum, the six months and so on. For the ten year period of his secondment, because he will retire around 2032, this particular ring-fenced funding was to be made available. This included his salary, which would be paid to him by Trinity, but they would get nothing else.