Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge and thank the workers in Kerry and elsewhere who provided unprecedented public service at a time when we needed all workers on the front-line. We have a long-standing policy on abatement of pay for people who come back to the public service. The Minister, Deputy Donohoe, co-ordinates wider pension and pay policy so I will reflect the matter raised by the Deputy with him. We have to have consistency with wider abatement policy within the public service and that is probably why this issue continues for many workers.

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