Mr. Diarmuid Collins:

Again, I have not done the bench marking, but given our location, we would tend to conference a lot in Dublin. However, our rates are lower than the standard rates. For example, irrespective of the size of the car engine, we only pay the mileage rate for a 1.2 litre engine. We do not pay the standard five hour, ten hour, 12 hour or 24 hour subsistence rates. We operate on a vouched basis. Every expense has to be vouched before it is recouped.