Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps this is a broader question, so I will make an observation. If that is indicative of the savings the Haddington Road agreement is delivering in such a big section of the public sector, €16 million out of €30 million means it is only achieving marginally over half of what we have been told the savings would be.

I make the observation that this is something we must examine across all sectors. These savings may be indicative of other sectors and it raises an issue across the public sector that only 50% of the targeted savings from the Haddington Road agreement, €29 million, will be achieved. I am not criticising the savings but targets that were brandished when selling the Haddington Road agreement.