Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 22 November 2012
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
9:45 am
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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When did the Minister know? He should have known this last March when the numbers became clear.
What about all the non-civil servants in the public service? Are local authorities expected to make these payments out of their allocations? They cannot go to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government for a Supplementary Estimate but the Minister is in charge of the till for former civil servants. They only represent 10% of retired public service staff. Why is the Minister running to the wire on this?
Will the question of allowances be dealt with in the Minister's talks with the trades unions?