Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I want to call out what Deputy Doherty is doing there. The Deputy is deliberately looking, again and again, to create the image of some kind of cosseted elite who are making decisions with the deliberate consequence of trying to add hardship and do harm to those we are privileged to serve. The tone, the words, and the way the Deputy describes those who are privileged to be in Cabinet and to be members of the Government, is all about trying to drive a wedge between those of us who are privileged to be in government and those we serve through being in government. That is what the Deputy is doing. It is a clearly defined and clearly thought-out tactic, which I am not having any of.