Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)

It is useful to get the Minister's view, which is the same as that of Professor Honohan and Mr. Chopra, that renegotiation is possible. Once there is agreement on general parameters and we sign up to the targets, the ways and means of achieving the targets are a matter for the new sovereign Government. The Minister is ad idem with others.

We are eight months into the Croke Park deal. Can the Minister tell us, in money terms, how much has been saved?

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