Ms Laverne McGuinness:

This is not particular to the CRC, but as Mr. Goulding said, the contract with the chief executive predated any policy on public pay being implemented across the sector. Now that it is there, however, and we are mandated to implement it across the sector, its application in retrospect is an issue. The Deputy’s observations on whether it is better to pay somebody more to have a better job done and achieve greater savings doe not come into the context of public sector pay.