Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I know. If someone tells me to reduce my pay and I determine how the reduction is to be calculated, it is not necessarily an objective approach. An independent report from Grant Thornton referred to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's reasoning for not adhering to the guidelines, namely, that they were excessive, as being adequate and understandable. I wonder whether the €678 million in non-pay savings since the beginning of the agreement is an inflated figure.