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Harkin forfeits €3,500-a-month pension
02.03.09
NORTH and West MEP
Marian Harkin has forfeited her combined teacher and
Dáil pension in solidarity with people losing their
jobs and those incurring the pension levy.
The Independent MEP decided to forego her double
pension entitlement of €3,500 per month in
recognition of the State's current financial crisis. |
The cut will became
effective on March 1 to coincide with the
implementation of the pension levy. "I am well paid
while I am a member of the European Parliament but
foregoing this additional income is not an easy
decision," said Ms Harkin.
"Having regard to the costs that will be incurred in
the upcoming European Parliament election," said Ms
Harkin. “However as a politician who is calling for
efficiency in Government and, at the same time,
opposing health cuts and urging investment in my
constituency, |
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I believe it is
incumbent upon me to make this decision." |
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