Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I commend the Minister of State and his team on the work that they have put into this legislation. He has previously done work on this, particularly after the Moorhead report and this Bill is another phase. I welcome that he has acknowledged that more work needs to be done. Well done to the team. I look forward to working constructively with the Minister of State on the other issues, which I hope we can resolve.

Regulation No. 7 concerns the calculation of 235 administrative supports. Can the Minister of State explain to me the thinking behind that? Am I correct to say that the role was based on secretarial assistance and one third will be paid by the State? Why was a decision made to provide one third considering that there are 20 hours of work? Am I right that it is 20 hours of work?