Dr. Donal de Buitléir:

I think all options are possible. Deputy Donnelly is right that if one gets a distribution of private earnings, it is quite skewed. Some people have relatively little. What we were keen to get was a critical mass of consultants onto this new contract, so that if one gets the bottom half of the distribution of private earnings to switch, one gets a significant number in the new contract. Some people would find it very unattractive and might never want to give up their rights, which is why the ten-year legislation piece is quite important. One is giving people ten years' notice.