Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The reason PPARS has probably arisen is because it is a method of recording information. It is stated in the documentation provided that there are 600 grades of staff across the HSE. One of the controversies which originally arose in respect of PPARS is that in the areas of the country where it was introduced, there were of the order of 2,700 pay rate variations at local level. People in one location were being paid while attending mass on holy days, while those in other locations were being paid for split shifts on certain days. Payments were also issuing in respect of double shifts. Mr. Barry O'Brien will know from where I am coming in this regard.