Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Quarter 2 is long. I am trying to get a sense of the timing. Does the Minister expect to receive the report early in quarter 2? Does he have any sense of the month in which it can be expected based on the engagement of his officials? We have to have the public service pay talks completed ahead of the budget. Does the Minister envisage them taking place throughout the summer?

On new entrants, as the Minister knows, teachers will gather next week across the island for their various conferences. What message can we, as public representatives, give to new entrant teachers or new entrants in any grade of the public service or Civil Service on their status? I know that inputs have been made and that we have been strong on this issue. Will the new entrants' role be reflected in the Public Service Pay Commission's report and the talks to come?

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