Having already paid tribute to the Minister for Finance, Deputy McCreevy, there is a further step to be taken if we wish to attract and retain people of high calibre. If we are honest with ourselves, all of us know we could not do half our present work – and some of us might find it difficult to be re-elected – without the back-up support we receive from the general staff of the Oireachtas and our personal staff. Like Senator Higgins, I was disappointed by the decision to round down the entry level salary for secretarial assistants to Members. I hope that will be looked at again with a view to rectifying it – I do not consider it a just decision.