Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am staying within the remit of the amendment. We in Fianna Fáil are in a funny position. We certainly want to support the amendment but we have been where the Government is. On balance, the arguments put forward by Senators Bradford and Healy Eames make eminent sense. I was offended by the Minister's comments when he spoke about Senators Bradford and Healy Eames wanting to walk away with their pot of money. I was very offended because there is nothing in their amendment about that. It just talks about a deduction. It was very unfair to them.