Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes. The subhead covers the payment of salaries and allowances for civil servants of the Department. As I understand it, the savings are of the order of €5 million. Are the savings due to a reduction in the number of civilians working in the Department or the transfer of duties previously undertaken by civilians to members of the Permanent Defence Force or have the savings been achieved by the ending of previous contractual arrangements?