http://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/pensions/revealed-the-senior-ministers-in-teacher-pensions-outrage-2971157.html
"THREE cabinet ministers responsible for introducing savage cuts in
the Budget are holding on to their right to a teacher's pension when
they leave office.
...
(Prime Minister/Taoiseach) Mr Kenny completely gave up his entitlement to an estimated
€30,000-a-year teaching pension and a retirement lump sum worth as
much as €100,000 during the general election."
In Ireland teachers can take a "leave of absence" to run for public office, and return to teaching at any time. Job security is assured, and the pensions are just gravy. Once again we see, people respond to incentives, and that's what explains the number of teacher-politician hyphenates in this country.
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