Ms Anne Marie Hoey:

I thank Deputy O'Reilly. We touched on this issue earlier. The predominant principle, based on public health advice, is that staff should not attend work when they are potentially symptomatic. That has been very clear from the beginning. Our experience is that staff take that responsibility very seriously. In terms of the Deputy's question, overtime payments would not normally be made in a situation where a staff member is on sick leave. The issue that has presented is across-----