Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform
Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
1:15 pm
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
The Minister is trying it on in respect of this matter. This is an attempt to strong-arm public service and Civil Service workers and it amounts to giving them the two fingers and turning a deaf ear to their wishes. It comes in the aftermath of all of the threats and bullying to which the Minister subjected them and their representative unions in recent months. I will also not participate in the consideration of an Estimate which contains cuts that have been comprehensively rejected by those workers and their unions. The Minister was part of the process under which those to whom I refer were invited to ballot on the proposed cuts. What is happening here is disgraceful and I am very shocked that the Labour Party, in particular, would facilitate this farce.
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