Paul Bradford (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I plead with the Minister, wearing his reform hat and as someone who champions fairness and equality, to take the only reasonable step and the only politically acceptable step. Any citizen of the country who reflects on this section and amendment would take steps to ensure the taxpayer does not pay over money in respect of people who are no longer in a political grouping. If we were paying a stipend to a community organisation in respect of its membership list or paying a community hospital in respect of the number of people in the hospital, we would not pay in respect of people who are not in those positions.