Mr. John Clinton:

It is very much a perception versus merit issue. If one goes into the 24-7 type work that 80% to 90% of our members do, one is automatically attracting allowances for what is core pay. One of the good aspects of having gone through the 2005 agreement was that when we entered into the Croke Park negotiations, we had agreed with the employer that we would sit down and do a cost neutral review of all allowances paid in the Irish Prison Service and match them then to the Irish Prison Service strategic objectives. That was agreed prior to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform looking into these with its review of allowances. We had agreed that in the Croke Park agreement.