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

That is what the Minister hopes to do. He might, then, when he responds shed some light on his thinking as regards flat rate versus percentage increases. As he knows, there is a debate at play at the moment among trade unions and public servants as to which would be the better route. He referred to pay cuts for those earning in excess of €65,000. Could he again confirm that the emphasis and priority in the unwinding of FEMPI will be to address the public and civil servants on the lowest pay rates and to work on that basis? He indicated that previously, but I would like him to confirm that will in fact be the case.

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