Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

-----but he baulks at the very suggestion of reducing Bertie Ahern’s or Brian Cowen’s pension payments of €150,000 each year.

Rushing this legislation through the Dáil and Seanad this week is an unnecessarily combative move. Union members should have been given the time to decide on the Haddington Road agreement without these bullyboy tactics.

Sinn Féin has submitted several amendments to this legislation for Committee Stage that will target pay at the top, reduce gold-plated pensions and politicians’ pay and perks, as well as protecting low and middle income workers. Bhí muid ag caint an tseachtain seo caite ar na tuairiscí sna meáin idirnáisiúnta nach bhfuil comhlachtaí ollmhóra áirithe ag íoc dóthain cánach. Níl aon fhadhb ag lucht an Rialtais dul i ndiaidh na hoibrithe bochta, ach níl siad sásta dul i ndiaidh na ollchomhlachtaí ata ag déanamh an t-uafás airgid. Ba chóir dóibh é sin a dhéanamh seachas dul i ndiaidh na gnáthoibrithe.