Madam, - Perhaps the Taoiseach could clarify the following issue. He states that the remaining Benchmarking Awards will only be paid to Public Servants, conditional on changes in work practices, increased productivity etc. Very well.
However, as he and his colleagues are also benefiting from the Benchmarking Process, purely in the interests of transparency and openness, perhaps he might care to explain the changes in work practices and increases in productivity we're likely to witness from him and his colleagues. - Yours, etc.,
DAVID MARLBOROUGH, Kenilworth Park, Dublin 6.