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- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: He should read the Bill.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: One might need a flight to America to be treated.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I thank the Deputies opposite for their range of views. In essence, this set of amendments seeks to alter the threshold and accompanying rates of the pay reduction to be impose on higher paid public servants. I know there is an anomaly as amendments seeking decreases were ruled out of order because they would be a charge on the State but the amendments seeking increases are in order. That...
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: That is the long and the short of it.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: It might be useful to put on record figures from the Central Statistics Office, CSO, that were published yesterday. They indicate that the average private sector wage in the State is €32,670. The threshold for the pay cut I propose is hence double the average private sector wage. As I have stated privately to Deputy Boyd Barrett, it is getting harder to get into the working class...
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: After the reduction set out in this Bill, the Taoiseach will earn €185,350.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: That is €100,000 in reductions. Taking in the pension-related deduction, his income before tax will be €167,938.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I do not know. He will not be able to fly to America for hospital treatment as he would have to pay his own way. The reduction for the Taoiseach is 41%.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: With regard to Ministers, the talented crew in office in 2009 had a salary-----
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: Does the Deputy wish to hear me? She keeps harping on about high pay so we should hear what are the reductions. At the height of the last Administration in 2009, a Minister earned €245,325, but after these reductions a Minister will be paid €171,000, or €155,000 before tax and after the pension-related deduction. That percentage decrease for Ministers is 36% and other...
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I have given my view. Deputy McDonald has stated there should be a ceiling for everybody but she has not figured out the consequences for the hospital service or the judicial service.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: Nor does she speak about the impact of ratcheting down to preserve differentials, which would mean everybody would melodeon down unless, of course, everyone should be paid the same wage. I believe they tried this in Albania. These are matters we should honestly debate but we should do so in a way which is realistic. I want to be honest about Deputy Fleming's proposal. I am concerned...
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: We will get to it.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I will come back to it.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: It was a shot in the dark so.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I will give an explanation.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: On a point of clarification, it is 40% of the wage saving, not 40% of €300 million
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I already had an opportunity to give a comprehensive response to the set of amendments with which we are dealing. The bottom line is that I have given the figures on the average private sector wages, which is €32,670. It is reasonable to pick double that figure, €65,000, as the income from which we can ask for an additional contribution. It is a small sub-set of all public...
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: Inserting the new section 2B into the parent Act means that an existing power to fix terms and conditions may be exercised by the relevant employer or Minister of the Government so as to result in less favourable remuneration other than core salary, which is unaffected by the power, or in increased hours for the public servants concerned, notwithstanding any of the terms of any enactment,...
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: Yes, of course they will.