Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

One of the Minister's colleagues, Patricia King, was on the radio this morning outlining in a very articulate manner the nature of many of those jobs - low-paid, insecure and exploitative. The fact is that the Government has continued the policies of its predecessor, which was the decision that working people and the poor would pay for the price to ensure that the major bondholders and bankers of Europe did not lose out. Discussing the financial transaction tax with his British counterpart is somewhat amusing considering that the City of London has heavy battalions to ensure that not a single extra cent of tax comes out of that hugely lucrative area.

The question is when low-paid workers in the public sector can hope for some relief with regard to the pension levy?

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