George Lee (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

In terms of public sector pay cuts, Mr. McCarthy was asked whether it was fair that people at the top would get a higher pay cut than people lower down. He said "No", as ESRI studies had shown that people at the lower end and in the middle of the public sector were better paid than their counterparts in the private sector. According to him, cutting their wages by less would not address the problem. I would be interested in learning the Minister's opinion of Mr. McCarthy's suggestion that people at the top should get the same proportional pay cut as those in the middle.

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