Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised)
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source
Gabhaim míle buíochas leis an Taoiseach as teacht isteach inniu agus as a chuid cur i láthair. The Secretary General of the Department of Health has stated he does not believe it is appropriate to take a pay increase given the current economic conditions that exist in the country. We spent €20 billion on Covid-19 last year. We have 500,000 people unemployed. We are marching steadily towards €270 billion of national debt by 2025. That works out at €100,000 of debt per worker in the State. Does the Taoiseach agree with the Secretary General that it was inappropriate to receive such a pay increase in the current economic conditions?
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