Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There have been statements from the other party to the Lansdowne Road agreement, the public services committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, that it wants to see a successor agreement move further. I understand it has given the Minister some space to work on proposals. Will he outline what contacts he has had with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions? Has it tabled any formal proposals around pay for 2017 which may require additional resources from any Department?

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