Dáil debates

Wednesday, 25 March 2009

Pre-Budget Statements (Resumed)

 

4:00 pm

Photo of Lucinda CreightonLucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)

The Minister of State's Government commissioned a benchmarking report headed up by Mr. Jim O'Leary, who in frustration resigned from the process because the Government completely ignored all the recommendations in the report. That is just one element of where the Fianna Fáil Government sought to buy and curry the favour of public sector unions when faced with the reality that our public sector was growing out of control. It insisted public sector pay be benchmarked against the private sector on very questionable and suspect premises and data, which have never been put in the public domain. Now the Government's policies have led to the collapse of small and medium-sized businesses around the country and multinationals such as Dell being forced to let thousands of workers go.

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