Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I do not deny that the Minister is not lacking in advice, but what he does with it and who is giving it seem to be the problem.

I was intrigued by a comment made by the president of SIPTU, Mr. Jack O'Connor, when he was issuing various threats to the Minister that he did not know anything about the PSPC. The commission formed part of the confidence and supply agreement, and one of the reasons for delay in establishing it was the need for the Minister to consult various players in a public process. Did SIPTU involve itself in that public consultation process on the establishment of the PSPC? Has the Minister plans to review the commission's terms of reference in the light of the uncertainty surrounding public service pay?

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