Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I want to bring that to a conclusion. I say we should take that piece out in order to understand the situation now and for the future. A conclusion that could come out of our work is greater clarity on where exactly the allowances go. I would be grateful if the witnesses could share that with us.

Having clarified that, I wish to return to a point Mr. Burke made earlier in the session. He talked about the pros and cons of dealing with additional work through allowances as opposed to moving people on to new salary scales. I ask him to outline again the merits and demerits of that general policy choice.