Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for the positive approach he has taken in respect of the Bill. It would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the work put in by our former colleague, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, who went to TG4. The station's gain was Seanad Éireann's loss. He is a great man. I am not in any way denigrating the work put in by Senator Gavan on this Bill but Mr. Ó Clochartaigh did a huge amount of work in respect of it.

I will cut to the chase because I know the Leas-Chathaoirleach is anxious that we do so. One matter that has affected the people in the Public Gallery is card payments. A customer pays a bill at the end of the meal and, generally speaking, includes a 10% tip. They stick it on the card and €100 becomes €110. The customer walks away and forgets about it, thinking they have given the people a tip.