Ms Eileen Creedon:

It is €30,000. That was irrespective of how long the individual solicitor had been qualified. We could not take into account the qualification period or anything else. As the economy is improving, as I said in my opening statement, I have had a number of resignations. I have spoken to those people as they leave and the indications are that they are being offered up to twice what I am offering. We are operating in Dublin and they are being offered other positions in Dublin in bigger practices. That may not be the case in other parts of the country, but the kinds of position that solicitors who have experience in our offices are being offered in Dublin are at up to twice what we can offer them, and sometimes more. The gap is widening greatly and it is not tenable for them to remain, despite the interest of the work and other conditions in the office.