David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

That means that in fact there is a constitutional question over the removal of the increment because it is was not removed from any other group within the public service. That is a specific targeting of Members of the Oireachtas as against the larger group of civil servants involved.

What would the Minister’s sentiments be towards the restoration of the increment? People who have been here for 30 years earn exactly the same as people who have just been elected at a by-election.