John Dolan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The only reason that process needs to be gone through at this point is because it was not done before now. This issue was quite easy to anticipate. Concerns have been expressed about it by organisations and trade unions for quite some time. I have not had any dates in responses to specific questions. When did the start of the detailed consideration by officials in the two Departments commence? I have no indication as to when this exercise will be completed. I do not mean that every i needs to be dotted and every t crossed, but when will the exercise be concluded in a substantive way? There is continued attrition and migration this year, which is creating pressure.