Eamon Scanlon (Fianna Fail)

Deputy Perry's statement was made some months ago. The Fine Gael leader's remarks are clearly a desperate attempt to attract support for the party. He should now explain to the public service and the rest of the country the contradiction between his remarks and those of members of his party. I understand that only four of the 30 members of the Fine Gael parliamentary party who were polled in yesterday's Evening Herald stated that they were willing to vote against benchmarking.