Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I express my condolences to the Cathaoirleach and his family, as well as to the family of Senator Coghlan. The loss of a brother or sister is tough and I have had to face it myself, with two sisters and one brother now gone. I wish the Cathaoirleach well as he works his way through this time.

We had a debate today on class K PRSI and how it applied to Members of the Oireachtas. The Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, changed the class of PRSI that applied to city and county councillors in 2016 and brought them into class S. It is my hope that we will find some way to do that for Members of the Oireachtas. I would like a debate on the terms and conditions that apply to Members of the Oireachtas and members of city and county councils. We do not have the same terms and conditions as any other worker in the State.