Mr. Brian O'Keeffe:

As I said before, we will enter this review in a positive manner. We look forward to it. These allowances cause us as much difficulty as they do other people. We have always contributed positively on such issues. How we get on will depend on the motivation of each side. If the objective is to save money by cutting people's pay packet we will not make much progress. If it is about rationalising the system and coming up with a more effective one for everyone, including the State and our members, then we will make good progress. We would like to be part of the review from the start rather than have the official side do the review and then engage with us. We hope we can achieve that.