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Tuesday December 28, 2010 16:56

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Today Michael Noonan TD, Fine Gael Spokesman on Finance, released a press statement that his ministerial pension was being paid in full to two "well known charities".

The statement said:

"I wish to state that all amounts payable to me as Ministerial pension, are paid directly into a dedicated bank account. The full amount of the pension is paid out by way of standing order, each month, to two well known charities. This arrangement has been in place since Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny TD requested that former Fine Gael Ministers, in receipt of Ministerial pension, would either assign the pension to the Exchequer or donate it to charity. The bank account records will verify the veracity of this statement."

Very good Mr Noonan. What he seems to fail to grasp, or doesn't even want to see, is that he can afford to do such a magnanimous thing. He can afford to live on his ministerial salary without the need for a ministerial pension.

Try telling that to the ordinary man and woman, Mr Noonan.

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Comments (11 of 11)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	Whining	thered7000	Tue Dec 28, 2010 21:42
2	There's None So Blind As Those Who Will Not See	chidren_of_lir	Wed Dec 29, 2010 03:47
3	Another sneaky gombeen manoeuvre	V for vendetta	Wed Dec 29, 2010 04:41
4	Sweeteners for Retiring TDs	chidren_of_lir	Wed Dec 29, 2010 07:55
5	re: Whining	nmn	Thu Dec 30, 2010 19:02
6	State Sponsored bodies like Rehab and inordinate earnings and expenses claimed by CEO's	Double Dipping	Sat Apr 16, 2011 17:44
7	The 1% Established elite	Liam Flannery	Sun Apr 17, 2011 21:14
8	Shame and the Shameless - Part III Angela Kerins in this weeks Phoenix	Sweet Charity	Thu Apr 21, 2011 16:37
9	Day light robberies	Christy Brown	Thu Apr 21, 2011 21:09
10	Philanthropy	Plato	Sat Apr 23, 2011 09:13
11	corruption and charities and ngos	narcissism	Sat Apr 23, 2011 15:05

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