Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 December 2014

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform

Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary)

6:50 pm

Photo of Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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That is also worthy of consideration but in fairness, when additional moneys are being sought for specified additional expenditure, it is not too outlandish for members on this side of the conversation to note that 1,100 people are going into retirement and to ask what grades they are, what are the pension bands, the gratuities and so on. I would have thought that was fairly rudimentary.