Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

I thank the Minister for his historical lecture but I would rather he focused on the questions that are current and affect the lives of people today. Does the Government support the strategy put forward to close the gap between those on the lowest level of pay and those on higher levels of pay, or will the Government allow that gap to increase after the conclusion of the current pay round? What attitude of mind does the Government bring to the current talks?

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