Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

I thank the Taoiseach for his response. I note the meetings that have taken place. The Croke Park agreement is another area in which the Government is claiming credit even though the Government parties originally bitterly opposed it. The act of the Minister, Deputy Howlin, as the great reformer is not fooling anybody. Does the Taoiseach agree that public servants have made a significant contribution to progress on the public finances and that this should be acknowledged more widely? Does he envisage additional contributions over and above the Croke Park agreement in the context of the forthcoming budget and the public finances?

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