Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. I acknowledge his herculean efforts and those of his Department, the Labour Relations Commission, LRC, and the trade union movement in the long and detailed negotiations. In the end, the proposals did not receive support in the recent vote.

Without disadvantaging those who engaged in the discussions and being mindful of the need to include those who raised particular issues, will it be possible to engage in a meaningful and useful way with a view to achieving the preferred result, recognising the important achievements to date and the need to comply with the troika arrangement entered into by the Minister's predecessors?

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