Public sector pay and benefits are higher than most other Eurozone countries.

Didn’t take you long Reg… Your a professional troller… We also have one of the highest cost’s of living but you conveniently left that out !!

people when are you going to cop on its us v the political class not public v private,this is called divide and conquer.

Dermot, I don’t blame the unions for these sweetheart deals. I blame those that sign the contracts. Union members are there to get the best deal possible. Politicians seem to not be able to say no.

According to OECD reg, our bill is 11.2% GNP and euro average is 11.1%… Hardly miles ahead of our counterparts…

But then again reggie, you don’t like facts unless they are about Greece or Latvia :)

Productive vs Public Sector (median) wage premium comparison (base estimates) highlighted in a report by the IMF, as the Independent summarizes:

” the pay gap is larger at lower salary levels at up to 20 per cent. But even higher paid earners maintain a premium of at least seven per cent. ”

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/imf-warns-coalition-on-high-pay-in-civil-service-28950867.html

Using the indo to make an argument against the public service? LOL!

Nice unbiased source there trollboy

Think I’d believe the OECD over the indo reggie :)

reg are you on drugs??? seriously??? where is there a sweetheart deal here? the frontline staff were shafted in the 1st croke park deal when they were out voted by the 9-5 staff who it affected the least. now the same will happen, the staff who work the unsociable hours and wknds and take all the risks are getting shafted all over again. this time it will be so much worse. cauz staff cant take any more. they will just leave. and most frontline staff sectors are understaffed as it is. i have staff in my sector who are sleeping in cars in the car park cauz they dont have the money to get home, on income subsistance, with medical cards. the frontline worker used to be proud cauz they used to earn a good living for the job they did. now we are the poor idiots who keep illinformed idiots like you safe and well. its an absolute disgrace what the government have done to frontline staff here. they went in on the attack and they have distroyed us. when you need a garda or a nurse or a fireman to help you and your family family i hope for your sake its not too late, that we still have the staff to help.

Thankfully Reg, nobody gives a shit who you blame or don’t blame or what you have to say in general.

Oh Patrick, you have obviously lost your glasses again. Nobody has a clue what you’re talking about.

I don’t wear glasses Reg. Just one more thing you’ve pulled out of thin air. Surely all the red thumbs on your comments are an indication that it is in fact you that hasn’t got a clue.

no, the majority on here are appear to be Union members and their extended family. All with the same common theme: ‘done cut me, don’t cut thee, that that one behind the tree’.

Stop giving your own comments the thumbs up. It’s embarrassing.

Cop on Max power, Higher paid civil servant is exactly that and are paid more than the majority of their peers across Europe. They are so greedy or foolish they think they are hard done by, so what if they have taken cut before, their pay was wildly out of kilter with EU norms that they could be cut and still earn considerably more than their peers. They should be separated from frontliners agreements, they hid behind them long enough, this is also the day when mobility disability payment are being cut people with real challenges. I know we all have bill but im sorry if junior has to go to a state school rather than the “rock” or clongoes , but Id prefer to have you cut your cloth rather than seeing Hospital ward closed , Disability and carers allowances cut , . The should be thrown out of talks and unilaterally cut

Firstly ‘Power’ has a capital ‘P’. I am speaking in relation to the 24/7 frontline workers who were already cut to the bone. Enough is enough. They earn NOTHING like the seniors do and never EVER will. It’s the lower paid public sector workers that need a strong unified voice, protection and a fair deal. Croke Park 1 was agreed to and the public sector were true to their word. Same cant be said for Government. Now waddle back up your mountain

Hard at it 24 /7 there Max? Good Man. Do you suffer from sort of narcissism? This article is about AHCPS or did you think everything is about you ? Anyway just to let you know the world doesn’t revolve around you and i responded to “Kind if ironic when the ‘hash tag’ is PAY AGREEMENT when there is nothing if the sort!” as the first comment on article primarily about the AHCPS , please specify if are posting about another article pet . You shouldnt really use the Munster logo when you making political or social comment or do you claim to represent their views also.

There will be a pay AGREEMENT when the workers themselves who will actually be saddled with this pass it in a vote. If government decide to simply bring it in then it will be an IMPOSITION and probably the start of action by the workers. As for the spelling of my name?, well that just basic respect which you sorely lack. I’m done with you

Please don’t go Max! How do you spell Max, is it not Max ? Anyway you’re still not making sense! Im talking about the AHCPS recommendation to refuse the agreement. They’re a standalone union that I believe have no moral right to refuse what’s is asked of them in the context of our economic situation. So enough of your impish whinging, read my post ,I support the frontliners case in particular Nurses and Gards , but I won’t blindly say that all union should reject in unison because it give the likes of the AHCPS another opportunity to hide behind the folks I believe should be protected, not all circumstances are the same. Now grow up pal

He’s just deciding what type of character he will be today, I’d say he will mention Greece and the wages of nurses and gardai about 10 times today, well done reg you take shite but I always laugh at it

Maximum annual leave allowance for grades covered by the AHCPS is 31 days, not 40.

Not forgetting all the time in lieu that they work up too towards days off! Try 21 days in the private sector!

Wiseman, are they not needed?? I don’t know , I agree their pay seems excessive, but frontline is assisted by background staff that do their job
And I’m not knowledgeable enough to know how important each of them is

Ps I am frontline, every area has problems, would like to see all senior management, Manage

Perhaps some of them are needed but without a method to get rid of under performers we are left with a ‘Blanket Cuts’ method of reducing the pay bill

Agreed

Under the proposals Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore would see their pay drop by €14,650 and €13,096 to €185,400 and €171,300 respectively.

Cabinet Ministers would see their pay drop by €11,700 to €157,500 with the same cut applying to the Dáil Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett. Ministers of State would see their pay drop to €121,600.

All TDs would see their annual pay cut from €92,600 to €87,300. The pay of judges, senior civil servants such as Department secretaries general, and the Garda commissioner would also be cut if the proposed measures are agreed to.

I’m for cuts to public servants earning over 65k..

Funny that Harry old boy, was it not certain private sector parasites ( bankers, specialties, builders ) that bankrupted the nation all sponsored by the political elite? Yet they escape the pain which you conveniently forget…

Back to your darkened room now Harry old son ;)

Not specialities.. Should read speculators… Damn autocirrect

Ahhh lord above, he switches to twitter so people might not notice the underage male on his facebook among all his other topless men.

But he has 5 followers on twitter on is transexual. Naughty old man

One***

I think they are planning on doing both

Far as I remember Harry investigations are ongoing.. But u never let the truth get in the way of your trolling…

Now if u don’t mind, the grown ups are talking:)

Harry, what are u on about????

Btw, what’s the story with the topless men in your FB page ;)

Think thats bad check out his twitter. 5 followers one is transexual. Odd

But even offer he put out a tweet looking for cute guards to contact him. I’m actually not sure if word sick even covers him :/ way beyond that.