Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Moloney. The Minister has answered many of the questions I was going to ask. I will make a comment and if he wishes to respond he can do so. There is some legitimate public concern among reasonable people that there is going to be such a significant rise in the pay of one Secretary General. The concern is that it will lead to an increase in the payment of higher civil servants. I ask that the Minister take this into account. It is important that we do not allow public sector pay at the higher levels for high-paid civil servants to spiral out of control. That is ultimately the Minister's responsibility and it is important that he ensures it does not happen.