Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

He has also indicated that the amount of money available is limited because budgets were cut a few years ago, so that is something he would have taken into consideration. In the event of Mr. McEnery going along to the conference in question here, or to the meeting or session or whatever it was, would it be fair to say that people at that event might feel that they had somebody there with an inside role, whether perceived or real? Does Mr. McEnery think that perception could arise among the people in attendance that he spoke to, advising them of inflation in wages, which there is of course, or on a whole range of other matters that he listed out in his opening statement? Would somebody sitting in the audience not think that they should go to Mr. McEnery because he is the one to give them advice, because he is on their side, because he is also on the inside? Does Mr. McEnery not think that people would think this?