Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept that there are pay increases. Yesterday the NHS announced a very specific pay increase of 6.5% for people in its service. This will obliterate the increases that are on offer here in terms of attractiveness. We need to act on this urgently. There is a growing sense of anger across the public service, including, teachers, nurses and staff in Houses of the Oireachtas, in regard to this pay difference. We cannot afford to lose these people or to allow that anger to go unaddressed.

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