Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As the Labour Court finding applies to the employer, and the State is not the employer, the Labour Court finding does not apply to the State. One thing that the Government and the House must always do is look out for taxpayers and respect them. If we were to take on the pension liabilities of people who are not public servants and who work for voluntary or private bodies, the impact on and the liability for the taxpayer would be very great indeed.

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