Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I ask the United Left Alliance to think twice about supporting cuts in the public service. They are the pawns of those on the right wing. They are fools.

I know Deputy McGrath's agenda. He tickled the belly of Bertie Ahern for 15 years. For 15 years he was his two-legged bidet and now he has the cheek to come into the House and sign this motion.

The right way to address this issue is to impose significant levies on those who are well paid in the public and private sectors. I favour a levy of at least 10% on all pensions over €100,000 graduating to a 25% levy on pensions in excess of the pensions of half a million euro, which Deputy McGrath designed.

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