There would have been no levy necessary if Quinn’s proposal to repay all monies owed, retain all 8000 jobs and create 1800 additional jobs, had not been unjustly and inappropriately discarded by those with vested interests. The truth will out and many people will be very surprised

Well if you know the truth care to share?

Is this the same Sean Quinn that owes 2billion and instead of paying up he transfers all his assets to friends and family and claims bankruptcy. Gets his wife to act stupid. And claims he’s only worth 50k. Sounds like a decent man alright.

No, you have to pay an increase because older people, who are statistically more of a risk, cannot legally pay any more than you now for the same thing.The fact that it’s Quinn now doesn’t make any difference, VHI will be next.

Not one job has been lost in the public sector when their should be a massive cull. Either job losses or there should be a 20% pay reduction across the board – including the lowest paid.

So lowest paid in Public Sector are to take a 40% reduction in total then Inda?? In full agreement that there needs to be a serious trimming of the fat at the top & probably even middle management in Pub.Sector but across the board hitting the lowest again would be a bit much when you come out with generalised radical statements like that!

I said 20% and yes even the lowest paid should see cuts, although I’d rather see them work longer hours instead of getting a pay cut. The 300,000 people in the public sector always role out the weakest as sandbags when discussing pay. It’s a bloody awful thing to have your salary cut but it’s that or no job at all. The seriousness of the situation seems to be totally lost on many public sector workers. I’m just trying to be bloody honest. Working harder for less money – that should be the next 10 years of the public sector. If you don’t like it then come to the private sector and see how long you last.

@Inda – Applause!

I know you said 20%, but that would be on top of the 20% cut in pay already taken! I’m not going to feel ashamed to have my job in the Pub.Sector job. God knows it helps when my partner’s out of work! But Is it 60 or 80 hours a week the lower levels should working then in your ‘Honest opinion’?? When you return to the workforce will you be doing the same?? I say ‘return’ to the workforce ‘cus there’s sure as God no way you could be working at the moment & come out with a comment like that if you wernt prepared to do the same??

So every person in the private sector is hard working and diligent. Ha. Well if I get a 20% pay cut There will be no point me working cause it wouldn be worth it.

“Businessman not in it for the money” – not a headline you see very often.

His own greed is ultimately what took him out.

Sean Quinn went and wrote the docket and gambled with his money borrowed money and his company.
If he had won there is no taxation on profit on C F D transaction as it’s a gamble.
The gamble went sour helping to bring down Anglo.
The regulator went into Quinn direct as it was in breach of solvency rules that’s why we are paying a levy and 700 million set aside from the tax payer as bail out fund.
The regulator did not go lightly into Quinn and not because he may or may not like Cavan men.
Luckily mist of the jobs have been preserved I believe unlike aviva ulster bank e b s Anglo a I b ect ect.
So the painting of Sean Quinn as a Midas touch man is a little over blown.
Any way I am sure he and family will never have to worry about ordinary bills ever again as he says he won’t go hungry but plenty others will struggle terribly