Mr. Robert Watt:

They do not do so for higher grades in the Civil Service. Of the main allowances we set out, the delegates allowance is gone, the private secretary allowance was for HEOs and AOs and we have reformed this, and the director's allowance is for those promoted from PO to director. All other allowances are for service officers which, as I mentioned in my opening statement, earn between €400 and €500 a week, so they are lowly paid employees.