John Paul Phelan (Fine Gael)

I welcome the Minister and I am glad that he is here for this part of the debate. It has been an extraordinary debate by any standards. In my few months in this Chamber, I have never seen a Government Senator, let alone the Leader of the House, give such a dressing-down to a Cabinet Minister. It is also particularly remarkable when one considers the contributions of many of the other Fianna Fáil Senators.

I would love to know how Senator Wilson knows where the 50,000 people who earn more than €100 million per year reside.