Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail)

I appreciated the Minister's contribution to this debate. She stated that she was facing a difficult situation, namely, the deficit in the Social Insurance Fund. I agree with her in this regard, but the deficit will worsen if she allows employers to pay less into the fund.

If Senator Bacik wishes to continue an argument that is irrelevant to this section — if she wanted to grand stand, she should have made her argument on Second Stage — I will oppose every single question.