David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Yes, I understand that, thank you, but the Minister of State is so helpful that I cannot resist. This again brings in the question of hospital executives. If somebody is supposed to be in charge of several hospitals and was paid €250,000, and is then dropped down to €109,000, it is very odd, particularly when we are able to transfer a civil servant from one situation to another and he still gets considerably over what these people are expected to get.