Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Christmas bonus has not been factored in. Is the Minister going to continue to ignore the criticism received year after year from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, the Committee on Budgetary Oversight and others? That bonus is to be paid in December. As Colm McCarthy says, there are things that are unpredictable but Christmas comes every year. Is the Minister suggesting the bonus is not going to be paid? Why is it not included in the data he has produced today?

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