Rónán Mullen (Independent)

What is the Government's attitude on this issue? If the talk in recent days about pay in semi-State companies is to be more than merely symbolic, we must have a clear course of action in terms of the regulation of bonuses for other employees of these companies.

I advise Members not directly engaged in Seanad business this afternoon that a briefing will take place at 4 p.m. on tomorrow's Private Members' motion on whistleblowers, to be addressed by Mr. John Devitt of Transparency International Ireland.