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Max: 12C METRO Weather The EU has already done so much for womens rights and indeed this treaty will continue to improve human rights in the EU as the Lisbon Treaty will give legal effect to the Charter of Fundamental Rights, she said. The Charter protects the improve- ments achieved to date in the quality of life for Irish women, the elderly and disabled, by clearly outlining our right to freedom and justice, and to be treated equally and with dignity. There is nothing to fear from this treaty, she added. Its sole purpose is to make Europe work more efficiently and more transparently. I urge women throughout Ireland to familiarise themselves with the treaty before vot- ing on October 2nd. Meanwhile, Libertas leader Declan Ganley has warned that a Yes vote would be catastrophic for the Irish economy. He said Ireland would give Europe exclusive competence in the countrys economic affairs without receiving corresponding democratic accounta- bility. But Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny said a Yes vote will help create thou- sands of new jobs by returning confi- dence to Irelands battered economy. The message from international companies operating in Ireland is very clear: A No to Lisbon is a No to jobs, the Fine Gael leader insisted. Womens groups launch rival Lisbon campaignsBY ROSS McDONAGH TWO womens groups went head-to- head yesterday over which side of the Lisbon divide the women of Ireland should be on. The Campaign Against the EU Con- stitution launched its Women Say NO to Lisbon Again campaign, claim- ing that the public service which is more heavily staffed and relied upon by women will be damaged. But the Women for Europe group immediately rejected the arguments, calling them false and misleading. In a statement signed by dozens of female councillors, mainly Sinn Fin and independents, as well as other prominent women including Patricia McKenna and Ailbhe Smyth, the No group questioned why large anti-union corporations such as Intel and Ryanair were spending hundreds of thousands of euro promoting aYes vote. Far from strengthening and ex- panding public services and ensuring they are more accessible to those who need them most, the Lisbon Treaty would open the way to for profit private company ownership of so- called public services, it claimed. But Michelle ODonnell Keating, co-founder of Women for Europe, said claims of the Lisbon Treaty be- ing geared toward big businesses and elite interests were untrue. OOh La La Dancers perform in new show Desires at the Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris. Created by French choreographer Philippe Decoufle and directed by Iranian film maker Ali Madhavi, the show consists of a series of visual tableaux in which dancers appear as goddesses Picture: AFP Only a quarter of CEOs have taken pay cut ONLY one-quarter of CEOs have followed Finance Minister Brian Lenihans call to take a voluntary pay cut. A Newstalk survey of 48 chief executives of State bodies and semi-State companies has found that only 13 have heeded the call more than a year after it was made. Of the remainder, six confirmed they had not taken a cut, five said it was a confidential matter, and 24 didnt respond. The majority of those who did take pay cuts were the highest earners on the list of CEOs. The investigation also found that ten of the bosses at Irelands State bodies and semi-State companies earn more than US President Barack Obamas salary of 274,420. Declan Collier of the Dublin Airport Authority topped the list with wages of 575,000. The DAA has confirmed that this salary was cut from 638,000. The biggest cuts in pay were taken by Mr Collier (63,800) and the second-highest-earning chief executive, Padraig McManus of the ESB. His salary was down 53,499 after a voluntary ten per cent cut in February, but is still 481,499. The highest earning CEO who has not taken a pay cut is Professor Brendan Drumm of the Health Service Executive who came third on the list. The HSE said that while he hasnt taken a cut, Prof Drumm has been hit by a pension levy. On top of huge basic packages, the CEOs enjoyed large bonuses and performance-related perks. Say No: Patricia McKennaQuestions: Aibhe Smyth Adams: Tripoli row NI Assembly in row over Libya motion AN ATTEMPT to obtain Libyan compensation for victims of IRA violence yesterday left members of the Northern Ireland Assembly at loggerheads. Sinn Fin President Gerry Adams accused unionists of seeking to establish a hierarchy of suffering. But the DUPs Alex Easton accused Republicans of being morally incontinent after they opposed a motion calling on the UK government to apply diplomatic pressure on Tripoli. Successive governments have already raised the issue of Libyan support for the IRA over the past two decades. Mr Adams claimed the motion displayed hypocrisy in asking the British government to apply diplomatic pressure on Libya when it had also been complicit in state violence. The motion was put by the DUPs Jeffrey Donaldson, who said: This is an opportunity for all of us to come behind the victims to support their case for compensation. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html