Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

-----which I consider reasonable in all the circumstances.

There are two levels. There is the sick leave issue and, bluntly, as I have said repeatedly, the volume of sick leave in the public service is not sustainable. It is costing €500 million this year. It is all right to have a little rant about these things, and some people have the recorded rant.

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