Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

I am not sure if the answer to the question is "Yes" or "No". My question was to review very high pay in the public sector. I had in mind the 7,000 people who earn in excess of €100,000. In the same context, it is useful to note that 10% of families in receipt of family income supplement, the lowest paid workers in the State, are public sector workers. The Minister has identified a mechanism by which such review of very high pay could be undertaken. Will the Minister give us a clear "Yes" or "No" answer on the review?

In response to an earlier question, the Minister set out the extravagant levels of pay of the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and Ministers. Those payments cannot be justified. A small section of workers, some 7,000 in the public sector, are vastly overpaid. Will the Minister review that matter and correct it under emergency legislation?

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