Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

That is not the attitude to take.

The question of the INO is a different one. It has made a strategic decision because it believes its case can stand up better on its own. It believes that rather than trying to complete a centralised agreement, it can put forward its own case. Unions sometimes take that view and we have to deal with that in the ongoing negotiations. To be frank, however, I would prefer if these matters were dealt with on a central basis.

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