Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes, but if it did, I would not envisage that a case could be made of the same nature and quality. There are other examples across the public service. Did the enhanced salary for the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána result in the deputy and assistant commissioners being paid a lot more? It did not. When the CEO of the HSE got a greatly enhanced salary, did that result in national directors across the HSE getting paid an awful lot more? It did not. To answer the Deputy's question, I do not envisage this decision placing pressure or, at least, resulting in any change in relation to general pay policy at senior level.