Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The president of SIPTU, Jack O'Connor, said on the other issues that this was the best offer any Government was ever made by the unions. When the Taoiseach says he wants to engage on the other issues, and the unions say they made the best offer ever to any Government, the Taoiseach is in a position to bring matters together by saying the Government recognises the scale of savings that can be made and could guarantee no further cuts in public sector pay, getting back to the offer on the other issues. The Taoiseach should say that because this is going to get worse.

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