Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)

One of the major problems people have with the review is they feel that a number of the terms used in it are euphemisms. For example, there is a reference to wage rigidity which others would look on as the safeguarding of wages and standards of living. There is also a reference to flexibility, which some people believe is a euphemism for downward pressure on wage rates. Given organisations such as the Society of St. Vincent de Paul have made submissions, which indicate that the standard of living of 250,000 people could be lowered through this review, will the Minister do his best to safeguard the standards of living of the individuals governed by these agreements?

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