Mr. Darragh O'Loughlin:

I did not make that statement. I am even fresher than the Deputy realises. This is my first appearance before an Oireachtas committee in my current post. My salary was stated on that day when it was provided to the committee. In line with the code of governance for State bodies, with which my colleague from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine said we are committed to aligning, the salary will be published in our annual statements. However, that will apply only from 2022 onwards because it relates to my salary, as opposed to the salary of the position going back.