Seanad debates

Thursday, 28 November 2002

British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Second Stage.

 

The Bill is important in a psychological way. Public servants here and in the areas where the bodies have their offices have worked with might and main to see this dream become a reality. They need reassurance that their lives are not to be tossed aside and that the work they have been doing is valued and has a continuance about it which is recognised. They must be reassured that their work will be carried on and that they will be recompensed properly during the suspension of the Assembly. The Bill recognises their work and I wish them well. While public servants advise politicians, they must then take political decisions as they come and make them work. The Bill will have a resonance of reassurance for public servants.

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