Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I agree with the statistical point the Deputy is making. I am simply making the point alongside that that for a single-earner family of two parents and three children with a mortgage, an income of €65,000 to €70,000 is of course far higher than somebody who only has an income of €25,000. Statistically that is completely correct but if a one-income family has children in school and a mortgage and so on there can sometimes be a lot of pressure on what is left at the end of the week or at the end of the month.