Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It refers to all the people who are affected by the review body's recommendations, including all those to whom the Deputy referred. I do not envisage that any retrospection will be contemplated. We are talking about requiring a Government decision to activate this matter. The Government has made the decision that no further increases will be paid to those who already received the first payment. Politicians who did not receive any payment will not receive an increase and the issue will be revisited by the Government in September 2010, without any commitment.

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