Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The business cases to which the Minister referred were flimsy to say the least. In many instances they were simply reiterations of a status quo which was not to be disturbed and there was little substantive analysis. He has made a dog's ear of the matter. He backed away from his own estimate of €75 million but, worse, he deliberately targeted new entrants, just as he did in respect of the new pension regime for the public sector. It is acceptable on his watch that a young teacher who starts this month will earn €11,000 less than somebody who commenced two years ago.

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