Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Bakhurst.

I have a question for Ms Cusack. There has been a lot said about the voluntary exit package. There is a question that keeps coming up in my mind. Ms Cusack was assured that the required savings would be made and that gave her a degree of comfort with regard to the deal that was ultimately done, but it was Ms Cusack's department that ultimately would have processed the new contract for the CFO and she would have seen the salary for the new CFO. Why did Ms Cusack not raise issues then at the level of the executive to the effect that something wrong was after happening and that the savings were not required? That would have forced her to have a look-back as to the false classification, given that it was passed by the board, and all those issues?