Of course they could use a chauffeur. They could probably but the hockey club but that's hardly the point. I'm sure the kids would like their father to do the runs and be around now and again.
And about the weekends away, or lack of them, many of us nowadays value time and quality of life as much as we do money. Maybe even more so.
Many people nowadays would love to have the choices that a good income gives one, lots of people would willingly sacrifice all the time they have now for a good job and less family time. Hence my comment of ivory towers. Incidentally I like Pat Kenny and wish him every success.