David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Apart from water - my colleague is absolutely right.

With regard to the tax situation, it is a gratuity, a gift. I do not think it should be taxed at all. It is a matter between the customer and the person who provides the service. I do not think it should be taxed. I always give cash because if one puts it on a credit card, the credit card company and the management take money out of it and there is damn all left for the unfortunate employee. I am glad to say that when I give cash - to use a word I really like that came out in one of the tribunals - it is "trousered" immediately. Trousered - into the pocket and off they go. That is the way it should be. It is a way of saying "Thank you very much" outside the tax system.

I hope I have not used the whole eight minutes.