Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The bottom line is that we put it to the trade unions that we would require the FEMPI architecture to remain in place until we are in a position to afford the full restoration of pay. The paragraph states that, "The Parties", namely, all of the public sector unions, "notwithstanding the improvement in the country's fiscal position", which is acknowledged and noted, "note that ... the legislative constraints imposed on public service employers", which is what we are talking about here, "under the financial emergency legislation will continue to be the context for pay determination during the lifetime of this Agreement".