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

I propose to take Questions Nos. 10 and 156 together.

I have already outlined the plans for what will happen in the aftermath of the Lansdowne Road agreement. Briefly, the plans are to allow space for the Public Service Pay Commission to conduct its work and to then have discussions and negotiations on what will happen after the Lansdowne Road agreement. That continues to be the case. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan has alleged that the agreement is in "tatters," to use his phrase, due to actions taken by the Government. Will he clarify to what actions he is referring? The agreement we made with the INTO and the TUI is recognised as being inside the Lansdowne Road agreement. If the Deputy is referring to the issues that developed in the aftermath of the proposed settlement with An Garda Síochána, does he believe gardaí should have access to the Labour Court and the Workplace Relations Commission? If he believes they should have access to tesse institutions which are independent of the Government, does he believe we should ever be at a point where Government would not accept the recommendations of these bodies and thereby undermine their work for the entire economy in the future?

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