John Brown's Pension

'Seamus, there's a PQ here from Sinn Fein about John Brown's pension. Can you look it up'
'Well, Tadgh, we have a John Brown who is an ex Minnister and is getting around €40k. Then we have a John Brown who is a TD and gets €10,000'
'Anybody else ?'
'Well, there's a guy who worked for Bord na Mona and a few ex Gardai and three National Teachers'
'And how about the fella whose body lies moulding in the grave?'
'Yeah-we are still paying him.'
'What do they all come to ?'
'Just short of a million'
'Fine- we'll round it up for safety's sake'
'That should keep the Shinners talking'