Second junior minister offers to relinquish role
A second junior minister has indicated that he is willing to give up his job as part of efforts to address the huge imbalance in Ireland's public finances.
Kildare TD Sean Power says he would be willing to give up his role as a Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for the good of the country.
Mr Power says the Government needs to lead by example when asking the people of Ireland to make sacrifices during the recession.
Yesterday, Martin Mansergh, Minister of State at the Department of Finance, made a similar offer to relinquish his role if the Government decides to reduce the number of junior ministers.
Mr Power says he believes the current number of 20 junior ministers could be cut to 12 without affecting the workings of the Government.
