The Taoiseach's admitted he can't force Alan Shatter to return his severance pay of over 70,000 euro.
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But he says the former justice minister was part of the government who decided to abolish the payment – and that he should not take it himself.
Legislation to abolish the payments wasn't signed into law by the time Deputy Shatter resigned – meaning he's entitled to 70,000 euro over the next two years, on top of his wage as a TD.
