Former taoiseach urged doctors not to ‘sell themselves short’ in pay negotiations with the government
Leo Varadkar says many in politics do not understand numbers or percentages“And blank face and blank stare – could not understand this for a second. And then of course percentages, medians and means are not well understood by a lot of people in the media system and the political system, which is a big worry, quite frankly.”
“There is no reason why you can’t defend your income and look for more in the years ahead, certainly in line with growth in wages in the private sector which is running at 4 per cent to 7 per cent per year. Don’t sell yourself short, would be my advice.” He said the planned new National Maternity Hospital project – to replace the existing facility in Holles Street – was “crawling along” and had not yet gone to tender for construction.
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