Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We do not know how much the salary is. Is it greater than what is currently being paid? The Minister of State said that it reflects the enhanced role, which leads me to believe that this means an enhanced salary in Government-speak. The Seanad should know what the salary is. It is a public appointment that will be made by the Minister of State.

Perhaps I did not put my question correctly. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has approved that salary level. Has the Department been told who that interim chief executive is? This is the person who will be getting the job without interview and by ministerial appointment. Do we know who that person is? Does the Department know who that person is and what the salary level is? It is very important that we know.It is important, if we are dealing with the roles and responsibilities of the chief executive of the new Sport Ireland, that we know how much that person will be paid. We should know that before we leave here today.