Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

Perhaps we should increase Deputies' salaries in order that Sinn Féin could start an employment scheme of its own. The bottom line is that I am interested in ensuring a fair scheme is in place. We have moved well beyond the substance of the amendment and I do not propose to further elaborate on this issue. However, people on the average industrial wage would scarcely be able to attain the lifestyle of those who are giving lectures on this matter, whether it is the homes they own or the transport arrangements they have.