Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

If I have understood the Minister correctly, he will set out €400 million from the money in the bank from the special dividends. I understand that he must await the completion of the deal on BGE. I recall raising this matter with the Minister last December during an interview on Newstalk, when he stated that money raised from the sale of these State assets would be used to cover the cost of an early retirement scheme in the public service. He specifically instanced HSE administrators. What proportion of the €400 million does he envisage being spent in that way?

At the Minister's recent party conference, which I tuned into-----

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