Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

-----that there must be change. However, they want to see the people at the top of the public service taking the largest share of the burden. There are many people in the public service, including the Minister, his ministerial colleagues and Secretaries General, earning well in excess of €200,000. Does the Minister agree that fairness would be exemplified if the people at the top took the greatest proportion of the burden of adjustment and lead by example?

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