Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

Senator O'Toole took the words out of my mouth. He also made a point earlier which rings true with me. Public servants have delivered and part of the reason we are in our current position is due to the politically courageous decisions we took and our excellent public service. I have little time for begrudgers who suggest benchmarking or the public service pay awards were not a good deal. Our public servants are among the finest in the world and we should be prepared to pay them what they are worth.