Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 October 2012

Public Accounts Committee

Public Service Agreement 2010-14: Discussion with Implementation Body

12:40 pm

Photo of Eoghan MurphyEoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not want to put Mr. Fitzpatrick in a difficult position. I agree with the fiscal advisory council that everything should be on the table as we discuss the forthcoming budget and the adjustment that has to be made. I think that includes increments and allowances. I am trying to figure out, in respect of an interpretation of the break clause, whether one could use a discussion of increments and allowances as a reason to break the Croke Park agreement on the other side. From my reading of the break clause, one could not. I do not want to put words in Mr. Fitzpatrick's mouth but my-----

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