Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

I have. There are 3,000 people in the public service who are earning less than €22,000. Compared with the salary that was granted to the Secretary General, the ratio is 12:1, which is enormous. In Nordic countries, for example, the ratio between the top salary and the bottom salary is 3:1, 4:1 or possibly 7:1.

Why was an increase of €80,000 selected rather than one of €70,000 or €90,000? From listening to the responses of Mr. Fraser, it seems the €80,000 increase was plucked from the air to a certain extent. It had no foundation in international standards with regard to salaries or anything. Who originated the figure of €80,000?