Liam Twomey (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Minister of State to give us that information in tabular form so that people can understand the debate. This is a very serious issue that greatly concerns people on the street. We can talk about constitutional and property rights and what people are entitled to but people are more interested in the gross figures.

Are we sure of the numbers working in the public service now? I ask because during the last Administration there was much debate about the exact number of public servants. Are we also absolutely sure of the pension figures and the amounts payable? Are the figures reliable now because they were not during the course of the last Government?