Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To be fair, there has been no mention of a public advertisement for this in the Minister of State's response. He is in effect appointing the first chief executive who will be called "an interim chief executive", so that is his appointment. What is happening is something he did not want to happen last year. He is appointing the interim chief executive for the term of one year and I understand from his answer that the board will appoint a permanent chief executive. Will that be after a public advertisement? Will the board advertise for the chief executive role after 12 months? This is where I want to get to. Has the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform already approved the interim chief executive and if so, at what salary level is that person being appointed?