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They should not be expected to come in first thing in the morning and stay all day if they are not getting paid, getting overtime or getting the resources for that.
However, having been in front of the committee several times, I know that praise and flattery will not get me off the hook, so I will get on with the matter at hand.
This is such a different way of doing things that it has been a little hard for everybody to get their heads around it—I will admit that it has been a little hard for me to get my head around it in my new portfolio.
I recognise that the issue falls into different portfolios. I get all of that. However, you made a very specific statement about making sure that legislation and regulation are embedded in order to get this right.
They do not keep up the speed on the bend, although they might get up to a good speed, but, if they were to run flat out for 500m, there would be more chance of injury.”