Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I can tell Professor Laffan that if people from any of the technological universities are watching this debate, who are killing themselves to get professorial roles in place, which Deputy Verona Murphy will know well about in the context of South East Technological University, SETU, it will hugely stick in their craw. I accept what Professor Laffan is saying, but it is very difficult to accept from a taxpayers' point of view that somebody who has been asked to step down - we are glad to note that she has recovered sufficiently from her illness - is now on sabbatical and is on €175,000.