David Norris (Independent)

Of course it is. It is part of the problem. It is exactly related to paragraph (xi) in the amendment, and I am taking up from what Senator Harris stated.

I just want to state the following three sets of figures on the deduction since the April budget. On a salary of €31,500 per annum, for the average PAYE worker the deduction is €945 per annum, but for the front-line workers it is €3,345 per annum or €195 per month, which is what most of us used pay on a mortgage. On a salary of €45,000, for the average PAYE worker the deduction is €1,350 per annum or €112 per month, but for a front-line worker - these are nurses, fire brigade staff, gardaí, ambulance workers - it is €4,100 per annum or €342 per month. That is real pressure. That is why I so much agree with Senator Harris and why I feel strongly that we must never allow this to happen again.