Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

These discussions were fair, equitable and brought about a contribution from the public sector which is necessary as part of the overall sector to deliver €300 million extra savings this year and €1 billion by 2015. It is in the interests of the people and the country's reputation generally. The Government will now sit down in the coming period to deal with that particular issue.

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