Mr. Paul Reid:

The Deputy can check again. Just very briefly, the article refers to Report No. 42, I believe it is referenced as, which goes back to 2007.

This is still a live issue but it is over a long period of time. I have two responses to the questions. First, in terms of the motivation or morale of managers, I have never seen in any organisation the response I have seen from the health service, from managers at senior levels and at all levels, over the past two years in response to Covid-19. While morale is challenged on many different issues, it has not been a factor in terms of management's response over the past two years. Managers at senior level have worked seven days a week, 18 hours a day throughout Covid-19. I want to recognise and thank them for that.

Specifically related to Report No. 42, it is a process which has to be dealt with under the pay bargaining arrangements. We have communicated that to the people involved. I appreciate it is a legacy issue. We are under clear structures in terms of where pay discussions have to take place and in this case, they have to take place in the context of the Building Momentum pay deal.