Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Go raibh míle maith agat, a Chathaoirligh Gníomhach, as ucht beagáinín smacht a chur ar na bully boys thall ansin. We constantly put forward positive proposals on job stimulus and creating jobs. We will continue to do so. There is major scope for additional spending savings, particularly in the public sector pay and pensions bill. However, these reductions need to come from the top. Sinn Féin's budget 2013 expenditure proposals set out fair expenditure reductions across public service. We have also put forward additional tax measures that are sustainable and fair.

The Minister has no problem threatening low-paid clerical officers, the majority of whom are women, with unilateral pay cuts, increment freezes-----