John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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This entire thing is slightly disingenuous. Mr. Goulding has explained that Mr. Kiely's pay was set at a particular level and he did not receive any increases. It was a case of the benchmarking system that was in place at a time when people had different perceptions when it came to pay and salaries. I am not using CRC as the example for the policy argument; charities are different and there is a sensitivity there that needs to be accepted and appreciated, with people fund-raising and so on. However, there is a larger issue that is essentially to do with political correctness. It is a valid concern. Perhaps Mr. Goulding will comment on that?