Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The decent pay rate is what the Low Pay Commission decides from year to year, but what that is in a given year takes into consideration things that are happening in the rest of the economy. It does seem not unreasonable that in a time of such uncertainty, Government intervention to protect people would be reflected in the pay demands that accompany that in the economy. That is the only point I am making. I do not think that is an unreasonable balance to expect to work through.