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I'm with Tarfhead, the fact that the Minister for Reform could only achieve 5% of this unambitious target is unforgiveable.
Thats the whole point, he didn't even achieve 5%. The 5% target would have produced a saving of €75 million but the saving will be only €3.5 million.
I am a civil servant and receive no allowances
It seems that a lot of the great defenders of the public sector here on AAM seem to be conspicuously quiet of late...
the lack of choice in Irish politics is demoralising.
3) Civil Servants get a footwear allowance of €65 a year. The report doesn't know but 'feels' this doesn't add up to much
I hope you don't include me in that bracket (seeing as how I've been like a turkey voting for Christmas on here advocating pay cuts across the PS)
This should say:
Some Civil Servants get a footwear allowance of €65 a year.
This is how the urban myths start.
In general it would only be Civil Servants who have to wear a uniform (the lowest grade of Civil Servant) that would receive this allowance as they are compelled to wear certain footwear for their job. There are circa 30,000 Civil Servants - less than 200 currently receive this allowance.
It is thought unlikely that there are more than a couple of hundred Service Officers/Attendants who would qualify for this allowance so the cost of the allowance would be small
I wonder what the total cost of the excercise was? Probably not too much change from the €3.5 million in savings
You should talk to your union
It seems that a lot of the great defenders of the public sector here on AAM seem to be conspicuously quiet of late...
According to tweets from a Newstalk journalist ..
- Staff in the CSO are paid an allowance to replace the photocopier toner so that the OPW aren't called in.
- Receptionists at the HSA get €2400, on top of salary, to guarantee to answer the phone Mon through Fri, 9am to 5pm
- Staff at the Chester Beatty library get a box-making allowance of €15 to 20 per box.
- Security staff at the National Museum who use a CCTV get a camera allowance
- Staff employed and paid as forklift drivers get paid a forklift allowance
Please let these be mistakes / urban myths / made up!
The rest do not seem to relate to the civil service
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