Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Let us test that statement. In her opening statement Ms Kerins emphasised that Rehab was not a State-run organisation and that its staff were not public servants. This has been reiterated by the HSE. Interestingly, I have a copy of a recommendation from the Labour Court. In 2010 Ms Kerins sought to impose pay cuts on staff in line with those in the public sector. It makes for interesting reading because the argument of Rehab, as stated in the document, makes a very clear link between public service pay rates and Rehab staff, irrespective of the fact that they are not public servants. The second prong to the argument is that the group is fully dependent on funders, in other words, public funders such as SOLAS, the HSE and the Department of Justice and Equality. Will Ms Kerins explain the anomaly to me?