Public Sector Pay
Dail Éireann — 2021-09-23
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Mick Barry (PBP), Cork North-Central

Writing in the Irish Examiner on Monday, Daniel McConnell wrote "a key question is whether the Government can get private sector buy-in". It is a key question. Given that the Minister agrees that private sector front-line workers such as those he mentioned, including retail workers, cleaners and many others, deserve a Covid bonus, what steps has the Minister taken and what steps does he intend to take to ensure they get it?

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Sitting date: 2021-09-23