Sheila Terry (Fine Gael)

I too condemn the remarks made by a Member of these Houses this morning. In the same vein, I want to raise the issue of the staff of this House. We all know they work very hard. I refer, in particular, to our secretaries some of whom are very poorly paid. We owe it to them to tackle this issue, particularly those secretaries who have been brought in on the lower pay rate, like the yellow packs. While this issue has been raised before, we have not made any progress. We must tackle it and reward those who work so hard for us and ensure they stay here. Otherwise, they can go into the private market where they can get much better pay. I hope the Leader can move forward on this in an effort to resolve the issue.