The Labour Court recommended increasing Monaghan County Council’s mileage rate for water and sewerage caretakers to 80 cent per mile from 1 December 2005. The recommendation was dated 6 December 2005. The Court rejected the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union’s claim for an extra responsibility allowance, noting that caretakers had been regraded to Grade 5 after a national review. It also rejected the union’s weekend overtime claim, finding the daily allowance compensated for the extra duties.