Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

If I may, I will conclude on the other points. I am sorry Deputy McDonald has left the meeting. Unfortunately, she always makes the same presentation, that we do not need any of these changes and it is all a matter of cutting top pay. She regards top pay as anyone earning over €100,000 a year. I explained in some detail yesterday that the number of people in the public service - not the Civil Service - earning more than €100,000, is 1.8% of the total. Deputy Fleming had a discussion yesterday about increments. The increments involved for fewer than 600 people would be so small-----