David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)

The Minister did not answer my second question. When does he expect to get the review into his hands and take action on the ECF?

The Minister also spoke about phased promotions. Can he indicate when these might begin? Is the ECF not a crucial element in them? Will he let us know if there are surplus posts in the organisational structure that may need to be taken out as part of the employment control framework? Is that part of the reason he is not making decisions on this?

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