Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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I thank Mr. Murphy for coming before us today. I wish to return to an issue raised by Deputy Sean Fleming when he was discussing the membership of the board. Sitting on a board of this sort is a big responsibility, and I am sure there is a great deal of work involved. If people are going to take on such work, then in certain instances they should be paid for it. However, the idea that the head of one State agency would sit on the board of another and get paid for doing so is outrageous. I wish to clarify a number of matters for the record. The six members whose names appear on the 2011 report were each paid for sitting on the board for that year. The total figure in that regard was €75,600, which equates to approximately €12,600 per person. The board met on five occasions in 2011.