Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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The reason I used the term "met" in the context of remuneration is we know what the stated salary is. In one particular instance, the Accounting Officer in the Department of Health made a very public statement indicating he was waiving a portion of that salary. I want, and what I hope this committee is seeking, the figure relating to the remuneration when that waiver was included in that or any other Department where it happened. It is not necessarily the salary that is assigned for the position but the salary that is actually drawn down.

Of course, I do not intend to seek details of tax or any other deductions from source, but it is crucially important for public trust, and in respect of public statements that have been made, that the committee and the public have access to that information, which we have sought separately from the Department but has not been provided up until this point. It is something we should agree to pursue. Otherwise, it will erode public trust if people make statements of that nature and do not provide the full information.