Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister's acceptance of the amendment. The process he speaks about is important. It is being carried out through the Public Service Pay Commission, which was established to address all these issues in a constructive way. It was established through the confidence and supply agreement between both of our parties.

I note the qualifications and I respect them. I am confident that the commission will look at this. It is the first time we have a process. This issue has been raised in the Oireachtas consistently since 2011, not only in the past few weeks. It is important that the Oireachtas plays some sort of role as that process comes to a completion.

I had another amendment on this section that was ruled out of order. Can I speak to that amendment now or does the Acting Chairman want to deal with this amendment?

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