Howlin challenged on pay increases as services are cut

Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin has been strongly challenged by angry parents on the issue of paying increments while frontline services are being cut at a conference yesterday.

Parents of people with disabilities spoke out at Inclusion Ireland’s annual conference in Wexford, questioning how salary increases could be justified when frontline services were being cut.

Avril Webster from Limerick said services for her 14-year-old son were being cut, while 89% of services’ budget was spent on pay.