Mr. John Clinton:

There is a basic incremental grade salary that increases over 16 years until the officer reaches the top point of the scale. Then there is an operational allowance which as I explained is core pay as a result of the 2005 agreement. The rent allowance is also seen as core pay. As the Secretary General said, the agreement dates back to the foundation of the State. It was agreed to as part of a pay agreement with prison officers to break relativity with psychiatric nurses in 1997 and deemed to be core pay. Any payments on top of these are for additional attendance.