Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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This goes back to something we have been examining, which is when is an allowance not an allowance? The way Mr. Purcell has helped us to understand this allowance is that it was brought in to deal with the overtime issue. It saved €30 million and it is not pensionable. It is a payment that ties into additional work that is being done. It would be helpful to understand when something such as this is stripped out what it looks like.