Mr. Aidan O'Driscoll:

A number of our staff receive various allowances. Private secretaries to Ministers, for example, receive allowances for the very long hours they have to work. IT personnel sometimes receive allowances because there are some who work very significant hours. We give an allowance to higher executive officers who take on responsibilities in organising activities in a region of the country. There are allowances for operating the Synchrolift at Howth Harbour. There are other more minor allowances, but they are the main ones - the regional HEO allowance, the Synchrolift allowances and the private secretaries allowances.