Mr. Tony O'Brien:

The issue here, and it relates to the totality of the subject matter, is that the individuals in question were receiving remuneration above and beyond the approved level of pay for the posts they held. In some of the cases we looked at, that was done by way of payments that were effectively coming from the public purse. In other instances, it was by way of pay that was coming from a separate source. In this particular instance, a business case has not been made to continue making payments from the public purse because it is contended that the pay was never coming from that source.