Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

When we look at the differences, the gap is somewhere in the region of 0.2%. One of the proposals the Minister has examined is the establishment of an interdepartmental group. When will that happen? What Departments will be represented? What form of consultation will take place? Will a timeframe be put on that? When will it report back? Will there be an interim report? Given that we are in the final 12 months of this Government, it would be important that we would try to get those consultation processes under way as quickly as possible and to have them report back, if possible before the upcoming budget because I am sure some of the recommendations and outcomes of that consultation process will feed into the budgetary process.

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