Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I refer to the points of difference between this and other graphs. We have covered off the first issue, which is more people are in receipt of more allowances and Mr. Purcell has given an explanation for that. The further one goes up the income ladder, the lower the percentage of allowances is as a percentage of the total compensation. As I go further up the income tier, staff are claiming fewer allowances and they are worth less, which is what the committee has seen elsewhere. However, this graph is striking because that trend does not emerge as clearly. For example, 32.45% of the deputy governor's total compensation is still allowance related. It is 41% for assistant chief officers and 40% for prison officers. There is not the change that we see elsewhere.