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‹ Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation

Low earners and political pay

Summary

Deputy O'Reilly kept pressing that the debate was about workers on low pay, while the Taoiseach repeated that Deputy Brady had raised the public-service pay issue and rejected being browbeaten. The Chair eventually intervened to restore order.

People on low pay-----

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-----like the Deputy's party wants to do all the time. We do not raise-----

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The Taoiseach would rather attack low-paid workers.

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I have not raised millions of dollars in the United States like the Deputies' party. I do not have offices-----

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Please, Taoiseach.

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The Taoiseach would rather attack low-paid workers. He is trying to play politics.

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Could the Sinn Féin Deputies restrain themselves? I thank the Taoiseach. I call Deputy Stanley.

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