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

I do not believe that any of the hard-pressed families or workers or those out of work across the State are living with anything other than the absolute realities of the decisions taken by the Government and its predecessor. One such group of workers are low paid public and civil servants who have endured cuts to their take home pay of anything between 18% and 20% since 2009. A commitment has been made to the lowest paid within the public service and Civil Service that their pay levels will be restored and my question asks the Minister whether he has had discussions with his colleagues in government to that effect.

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