Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

What of the former Ministers who bailed out these bankers? Former taoisigh are living the high life on lavish pensions while ordinary people bear the brunt of the crisis they created.

There was no impediment to cutting the pay of bankers, Ministers, special advisers or the Taoiseach himself in the budget. The Government did not do that. There was no impediment to cutting bankers' pay.

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