The Government is proceeding apace with the ruinous Benchmarking pay deal for public sector workers. On the 21st of August I proposed a motion, seconded by independents David Norris and Feargal Quinn, to halt the deal in its tracks: In view of the critical state of the nation’s finances, Seanad Eireann calls on the Government …
Monthly Archive
for: ‘August, 2005’
Auctioneer Regulatory Body to be Welcomed
Reports today indicate that the Commission on Auctioneering has recommended that the government set up and independent regulatory body to supervise the practices of auctioneers. The conclusion that auctioneers should not simply regulate themselves is to be welcomed. Speaking on RTE news, I said that the Commission’s conclusions are fine in principle. But the remedies …