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

I acknowledge what the Minister said. I look forward to receiving the e-mail to be forwarded to me and I will study it. It will be helpful, especially in light of the budget next Tuesday.

A monetary mechanism is an element that may be missing in respect of the Haddington Road agreement. Is there a proper monetary mechanism in place in respect of it? We had a good implementation committee in place that produced regular reports which showed cost savings, and most people were comfortable when there was a body doing that. What arrangement has the Minister in place in order that members of the public who are the taxpayers can be satisfied these targets are being achieved and that they are not simply being masked in the overall public sector pay bill, namely, that they are attributable to the Haddington Road agreement? I would ask the Minister to have some external people from the pubic service management and public service trade unions involved in that process It would add credibility to such a process if one or two outsiders where involved in it and people would be more satisfied about it.

Does the Minister propose to contact the Labour Relations Commission or the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the ASTI? What actions will the Minister take to ensure students are not disadvantaged? This is all about pupils at the end of the day.

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