I too will lend my voice in support of the health service workers. They have been treated disgracefully. There was a job evaluation, which is being ignored. What is the point of these things if the Government does not live up to it? Consider the jobs being done by these workers. I have a friend who works in a Dublin hospital and there is intimate contact such as taking patients to the lavatory, assisting people in the evacuation of bowels and showering people. They administer to them in all of these ways. Health services workers do a very remarkable job. There is a two-tier system where the judges get their pay. The increase for some judges is as much as the annual income of some low-paid workers.

That is-----

That is a disgrace.

Senator Norris and the judges-----

I beg your pardon?

The Senator is in favour of the judges every week.

Would Senator Norris have supported the referendum on-----

Please allow Senator Norris to make his point.

I believe I have made the point. The treatment of these low-paid workers is an outrage.

I also draw the attention of the House to the fact that this morning we had the instigation of a group for staff and Members of the Oireachtas who are gay.

I think this is quite historic. I went along and was very glad to see quite a large number of people. They will present a rainbow flag to the Ceann Comhairle, under whose auspices this meeting took place, to be flown on Saturday over Leinster House. It is a great day for diversity in Ireland and I congratulate all involved, especially the Leader of the House, Senator Jerry Buttimer.