Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As the chief executive of an organisation I am sure Mr. Hill has some understanding of and relies on the HR advice within the organisation. I am sure you are aware that the Organisation of Working Time Act provides for minimum rest for employees, not minimum pay. The entitlement you have to holidays within the annual leave within the Organisation of Working Time Act and the EU directive provides employees with rest, not payments. Why then, as the chief executive of an organisation, would you request payment for rest? You also said you are aware that that happened in other circumstances and it would be incredibly bad practice, as Ms Joyce said, for rest to be compensated for by pay. In fact, many readings of the Act would say that it is prohibited.