Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The point I am making is that when we are looking at consultants' salaries, we look at the gross figures. When we consider the salary compared to that in England, we should note there is a primary salary initially and that one is paid for any additional work taken on. The starting salary of a consultant in England might be £80,000 but additional sums are added, which brings the figure way above that in Ireland. There are no English qualified consultants applying for jobs here.