Parliamentary party members back Senator’s call to reverse reductions
FEMPI cuts have been reversed in many other parts of the public service, including for top civil servants earning over €150,000. Barristers have been campaigning for restoration, with some junior members of the Bar recently telling The Irish Times they earn less than €100 a day covering multiple legal aid cases.
Former minister for justice Charlie Flanagan, who is a solicitor, said young barristers - and young women in particular - were leaving the Bar and younger solicitors were withdrawing from the criminal legal aid scheme. Also at the meeting, Mr Varadkar said the “clear message” from Government to the retail sector was that prices must come down as input costs decrease. Following the publication of a report detailing options for the Government’s projected €65 billion surplus, he said the surplus would occur this year but it was only a projection every other year after that.
At the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting, members raised concerns about the GAAGO controversy, saying there was “considerable disquiet” about increasing costs for GAA supporters.
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