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

When one looks through the list of flat rate allowances for expenses, it is clear that a review is necessary. There are all sorts of anomaly within it. A male cardiac technician receives a different flat rate allowance for expenses than a female cardiac technician, for example. Someone who works for CIÉ on a bus or a train receives a flat rate allowance, while someone who works on a bus for a different operator does not. It is full of anomalies and a review is necessary, but it should be carried out properly and politically proofed.

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