Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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I thank the Chairman. A 14% reduction in the pay of a clerical officer in the Civil Service is an incredible chunk taken from very modest earnings. It is misleading to posit that position against a person on €200,000 taking a bigger knock. That person had so much more that the consequences for that worker and his or her family are not comparable with workers further down the scale. That is a reality borne out and known by public sector workers. Perhaps we can park the pay issue and return to the pensions. Is the Minister of State comfortable with the fact that there are 84 people with pensions in excess of €100,000?