Ms Rosemary Keogh:

I will begin by clarifying the Deputy's final point. Historically, our organisations have always been aligned to HSE pay scales. If public sector pay went up, our funding went up accordingly. If it came down, our funding came down accordingly. In the current round of pay restoration we have been told that there will be no funding for pensions. However, we already have funding that covers the pension element of existing pay rates.