Approximately 40% of the people who are to receive benchmarking awards work in the Department of Health and Children. The need for reform of our health services is agreed by all in this House. Surely we are not expecting this reform to take place with the Government reneging on the benchmarking agreement, one of the tools to deliver such reform. While realising we are a small open economy operating in a global marketplace, reform of our systems and methods of doing business, whether it be in the public or private sector, is now more important than ever. I am sure Members will agree that continuing as we are is no longer sustainable. In that event and in the absence of any alternative, benchmarking must be honoured by all sides for the benefit of the economy. All parties to this agreement understand and realise that 75% of the balance of benchmarking comes with the price tag of conditionality firmly attached.