Mr. Shay Cody:

The difficulty of singling out the higher paid to take another haircut is that the definition of the group keeps on changing. I know the Deputy’s party is of the view that it should consist of those whose salaries go into six figures. However, many public representatives, and particularly the media, take the view that the figure is very generous and that the definition of higher paid goes well down into the ranks of the medium and lower paid. From the trade unions’ point of view, if we let the hare out on that one, we may well find ourselves in the position that we have opened the door to all our members being attacked.