Public Sector Pay
Dail Éireann — 2022-01-20
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Richard Boyd Barrett (PBP), Dún Laoghaire

The €1,000 bonus for front-line healthcare workers is richly deserved, while the additional bank holiday is something that will be welcomed widely. These gains will be somewhat hollow, however, if the cost of living and the rate of inflation continue at the current level. In effect, that will mean that workers, pensioners and social welfare recipients are in fact seeing real income cuts. What does the Minister intend to do to ensure that workers do not lose out because of the rise in inflation?

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Sitting date: 2022-01-20