Mr. Aidan O'Driscoll:

No, I am afraid not. My understanding of the situation is that we have been specifically asked to look at pay structures and systems. We are not getting into pay and-or overtime rates. Structures and systems, however, potentially covers quite a lot. At this point, we are focusing especially on the complex structure of allowances. In fact, much of what has been said here is covered in that space as well. Let us have a look at that context first, and we will try to scope out whether we feel we can contribute useful commentary in this area.

I have referred several times to the fact that we will attempt to make recommendations in the area or areas where we feel we can be most impactful. There is no point in us making recommendations which we know are being dealt with elsewhere, and that is true of the pay process generally. That might lead to possible confusion and, equally, our views would probably not have much impact. That is the way in which we will approach the pay issue.