Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We had it here previously. The average AIB salary is €55,000. At Facebook, it is €153,000, including share options. Those people, if they are lucky to work for Facebook or Google, are welcome to it. Do not get me wrong. They pay plenty of income tax etc. and contribute to the economy. It just means that with the limited housing supply, they are taking the housing, driving up the price and making it incredibly difficult. It is important that I make these points to Mr. Watt who, effectively, is top of the recruitment chain in the public service. I could give Mr. Watt chapter and verse on this, if he wants it. I am a little surprised that Mr. Watt stated that we can recruit teachers. Mr. Watt can probably recruit teachers in total but I am telling him teachers are having it very difficult.