Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Ms McGirr mentioned that the first option in these instances is for rest leave to be provided in lieu. I am not sure of any worker in any scenario who, given a choice of getting six hours pay for 15 minutes, essentially, or an alternative hour off, would not take the former. In this instance, the witnesses indicated that monitoring may be in place now. When a member of staff works these hours, is there now a mechanism in place within the HSE that would essentially force that person to take their leave as opposed to receiving six hours' pay for 15 minutes work?