Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I put down this question for the Minister to get some information on the breakdown of the savings from the targeted voluntary redundancy scheme, the changes in the pension payments, which he has provided, and the changes in the draft Haddington Road agreement, which the Minister approved and which went to ballot. I have not really got an answer to my question. I tabled a parliamentary question on 12 June on a similar topic, the difference between the savings under the Haddington Road agreement and the Croke Park agreement. The last paragraph of that answer is identical to the response I have just received.

I asked the previous question more than one week ago. The last time the Minister took Oral Questions he undertook to give us a breakdown of the savings. He could not do it that day even though the agreement had been reached. I realise this matter is subject to agreement but my question was whether there was an agreement. I realise SIPTU and various others have voted for an agreement and that is to be welcomed. We are pleased that public sector workers were wise enough to throw out the first proposals, which were unfair, but they have accepted this proposal which is slightly better.

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