Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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That would be very useful. It would be particularly useful if we could have the figures broken down by grade in terms of how much is paid for nurses on-call and consultants. Much of our discussion at the many committee meetings Ms Buckley has attended concern where allowances are going. In many areas, the allowances go to relatively low paid employees. One may have a concern about the payments being called allowances but no one begrudges someone at the lowest end of a pay scale receiving what is effectively core pay. If a consultant is earning a very large salary and receiving additional allowances, it is of interest to the committee.

Returning to the opening statement and the reference to 41 allowances, the HSE submitted 20 business cases. For 21 of the 41 allowances, the HSE did not submit a business case. Can Mr. O'Brien clarify where those 21 allowances rest?