Martin Mansergh (Fianna Fail)

Members of this House are paid at the level of assistant principals in the Civil Service and we call to scrutiny people who are paid many times what we are. I do not criticise this or make claims it should be otherwise.

On another point, it amazes me that when, for the first time in years, Exchequer returns come in broadly on target but still a bit over, it is tantamount to a financial crisis.