Mr. Noel Waters:

While each Department was running its own payroll, we actually had our own shared services centre in Killarney for several Departments. It was difficult to find a measure throughout the system because each Department was running its own payroll. Now, it has been centralised. One of the key issues is to get the figure as close to zero as possible. That will be difficult given the structural nature of our payroll systems. Payroll systems are run, in some cases, two weeks in advance of the payment. It is difficult to change that. It requires major structural and information technology change. All Accounting Officers are concerned about the level of payroll overpayments.