Ms Clare McGrath:

I am not clear that the individuals are one and the same. The year 2013 was the year of the EU Presidency and much of our work was focused on particular facilities. Staff are involved in particular specialties and there was additional demand for overtime in arranging functions. I referenced the fact that there were 205 to 245 functions. There was, therefore, increased demand during the six month period. It was in respect of specific OPW grades. In the Houses of the Oireachtas there are evening sittings and we provide maintenance facilities to ensure the electrics, which means we have people on standby. This is due to the nature of the work we do. It also covers heritage sites. Employment contracts for heritage sites are centralised agreements and where staff have to work outside hours where sites are open, there are extra attendance and overtime payments.