Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

My question, which was in order, was when will we see the order the Minister has made? As I understand, regulations under this Bill must be laid before the House and they can be annulled. Will the Minister make time for the Dáil to debate that order because there is substantial belief that bonuses, which should only be paid for exceptional achievement, should not be regarded, as the Minister has now done, as part of the core pay of those public servants? The way he got to that 18% was by pretending that they were entitled to bonus pay each year, regardless of performance. That was never the intention of a bonus scheme.

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