Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The answer then is a misnomer. It was deferred on the basis of public pressure, end of story. We can take it that Mr. Watt received the €81,000 increase but has deferred taking it, rather than having Mr. Fraser making statements that Mr. Watt did not take the pay increase. This is a public forum and we need to be clear. Is that fair to say?