Feargal Quinn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Dr. de Buitléir. This is a very interesting debate. I am puzzled as to how one arrives at a balance between the existence of a job and low pay. It seems to me that there are some jobs that would not exist at a certain rate of pay. A balance has to be found. When I started in business, all of the shops had counter service and employed many people. Then these nasty supermarkets came along and introduced self-service, which meant they did not need to employ as many people. There were major objections from the traditional shops who said, "We are going to lose jobs"-----