'Put end to Lotto-like pensions' POLITICS.Byline: GORDON DEEGAN A FINE Gael councillor yesterday said the Government should end "Lotto-like pay-offs" for senior public servants. Martin Conway was responding to confirmation that Clare's former county manager Alec Fleming received EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 272,000 on his retirement this year. Along with the lump sum Mr Fleming is to receive EUR71,500 as part of his pension entitlements for the rest of his life. Cllr Conway said: "I don't begrudge be·grudge tr.v. be·grudged, be·grudg·ing, be·grudg·es 1. To envy the possession or enjoyment of: She begrudged him his youth. See Synonyms at envy. 2. Alec Fleming this type of pay-off and good luck to him, but these gratuities are not sustainable in the current economic environment. "We simply can't afford them." |
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