Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am absolutely committed to what the Government has decided here. We have to achieve €300 million in savings this year. If the Croke Park II proposals were accepted by the unions, one would operate on the basis of a negotiated deal and a negotiated programme. While I am disappointed by the result, the fact remains that the Government has to achieve €300 million in savings this year and it will now have to reflect on the outcome of the ballot and how to proceed to achieve that figure because that is the bottom line.

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