Virgin could do it with less but they need Hall Monitors to assign the blame to when another department gets it wrong.
The more DMs out there, the more blame can be distributed amongst crew for corporate stuff ups. Get frontline staff to give a reasonable explanation for why they didnt file the update they didnt receive and bob's your uncle, the distributor didnt get it wrong, Pubs cant be blamed for not printing enough copies - Crew felt bullied into writing an explanation or face the sack - well if crew gave an explanation then they must have something to hide, hey?
DR increased their numbers to make sure everyone knew who their manager was. Hell it had nothing to do with them making a decision or actioning anything, they were only put there to reassign blame or delay or deflect any plea for help or assistance.
Dont let the DMs effect voting on ANY EBA. I hear that in the not to distant future they might actually have to make a decision on some thing called individual flexibility employment agreements. They wont be able to hide from them, must be processed in 14 days and they have to give genuine consideration to personal needs.
