Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

To clarify, is the Minister still leaving open the possibility of breaking the link between public sector pay and pensions? Is he engaging here in another kite-flying exercise or is he attempting to leave the door open to the possibility of breaking the link as some type of bargaining chip in pay negotiations with the unions in the next phase of the Lansdowne Road agreement talks?

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