Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

Yes, but the Deputy did not give an example of those areas, but an area which is of great importance and which is under the tariff control of a regulator. I have considerable sympathy for the point the Deputy has expressed. If we are to grapple with our problems, it is not enough simply to have an adjustment in the public sector or an adjustment in the competitive public sector. We also need to see what adjustments can take place in the sheltered private sector. I made that point to IBEC in the course of a recent meeting in the social partnership discussions.

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