Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú:

I wish to make an additional point. When we come to redeployment, which is a challenge we are being faced with now and which we are managing quite well with teachers, for grades in the public service it is very difficult. If there is a temporary allowance for a type of work, it is easier to redeploy somebody so that they do not do that work and they no longer receive a temporary allowance. However, if they have moved into a specific grade with a specific definition, it makes redeployment more challenging. I am not saying it would not be possible, but we are actually in the business at the moment - and will be for the foreseeable future - of looking at redeployment as a major issue.