Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

We are concerned here with fairness and unfairness and equality and inequality. What is fair about someone who is still in employment drawing down a pension of €147,000 which is paid for by the people? Riddle me this. Yesterday the Taoiseach promised an elephant and the Minister, Deputy Howlin, farted and produced a mouse. It is a disgrace what the Government is doing,-----

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