Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

This Chamber seems to be awash with money today. When Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen were taoisigh the Taoiseach, Deputy Kenny, quite rightly gave off about special advisers. It is one of the matters that has helped to bring politics into disrepute. Last year the Fianna Fáil Taoiseach set out the salaries of his special advisers. There were seven of them with salaries ranging from €93,000 to €195,000 per annum. Bhí an Taoiseach ag tabhairt amach faoi sin ag an uair sin, agus tá sé ag déanamh an rud chéanna anois. The Taoiseach was giving out about that then, quite rightly, and now he is doing exactly the same thing. This is at a time when social welfare-----

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