Ms Caron McCaffrey:

On the additional pressures within the system, where we have additional prisoners, there is a requirement to put additional staff on to landings. We have had an increase in the number of escorts we need to conduct a court and to hospital. We have another increase in the number of hospital appointments. The annualised hours system works on the basis that each member of staff can work a maximum of 360 hours a year but they can also avail of pooled hours in excess of that, if they are fully compliant, with the additional hours.