The bizarre entitlement culture of our public sector

Are they working harder this year than last year? So why then should they get a pay rise on the back of private sector graft?

Brendan Howlin, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, speaks to the media outside Government Buildings. Picture: Photocall
Brendan Howlin, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, speaks to the media outside Government Buildings. Picture: Photocall

Did you know that this week the pampered, well-paid mandarins in the Department of Finance agitated for higher wages for themselves, while at the same time advising that the minimum wage for the poorest workers shouldn’t rise?

Isn’t this extraordinary?

This is the Irish Department of Finance whose main job is to prevent booms and busts destabilising the ...