Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

When will time be provided for statements from the Taoiseach and a debate on the scheme of early retirement from the public sector and the implications it will have for the front line? The Taoiseach did not - yet again - answer in a concrete fashion the questions put to him this morning on the matter. If his Government has plans or a strategy for dealing with this issue, at what stage will he set out before the Dáil the number of exits and proposed recruits and the manner in which vital front line services will be protected?

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