Mr. Robert Watt:

For the information of the Deputy, I sent a letter setting out the position to Mr. Ted McEnery, clerk to the committee, and it should be in members' briefing papers. In effect, for the Government parties, the first ten Members receive €71,520, that is, there is a payment in respect of the first ten Members of each of the Government parties. Thereafter, from 11 Members to 30, it is €57,214 and for more than 30 Members, it is €28,000. There is a different regime for Senators and then for the Independents, I think it is €41,000. The amounts for the individual parties was up on the monitors a second ago. The actual amounts for the different parties are included in something we sent to the committee and now can be seen. This obviously is based on the votes cast in the most recent general election. Members can see the position, which is separated out for the political parties and the Independent Deputies.