Ned O'Sullivan (Fianna Fail)

I also ask the Deputy Leader to raise an issue with the Minister for Education and Science concerning the establishment of a payment regime for chairpersons of vocational education committees. Senators will be aware that chairpersons of almost everything are salaried, including county and town councils and strategic policy committees. Chairpersons of vocational education committees do tremendous work and have a large workload. Many of them are well known to us as public representatives. The Deputy Leader might raise that matter with the Minister for Education and Science.