Public service deal proposals [IrishTimes]
- Published: 03 December 2009
Madam, – The unpaid leave being proposed for the public sector will hopefully apply to all who are paid out of the public purse. Does this mean that the President, an Taoiseach, all Government Ministers and TDs, all councillors and elected public representatives will forego 12 days’ pay and expenses in the coming year? Expenses need to be included, because how can one claim expenses if one is not working? Does this also mean that judges, who claim that their pay cannot be reduced, will be affected or as usually happens, will all the “privileged” aforementioned be exempted? These are matters that need to be clarified before any agreement on such a proposal should be forthcoming. – Yours, etc,
A KEHOE,
Roselawn Road,
Castleknock,
Dublin 15.
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