Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On the timeline, I will begin discussions with the stakeholders of the Lansdowne Road agreement in regard to the public service pay commission in the coming weeks. When the commission will be set up will depend on the input I get from stakeholders and I will keep the Deputy apprised of that. I do not wish to prejudge what people may say on that.

In regard to engagement with pensioners and others in regard to their agreements, I do not envisage further contact with any groups in regard to future changes in public service pay or pensions because the agreement we have is in place up to 2018. The contact I will have with groups or individuals will be about how we implement the agreement as it is currently organised.

In answer to Deputy Cullinane's question, the benefit of the Lansdowne Road agreement is that it gives the strongest benefit to people on low and middle incomes. Given the way the last Government negotiated the agreement, which was led by Deputy Howlin and which focused on the cash amount made available to people on different salary tiers-----

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