Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will not give any commitments today on the outcome of the review. However, I have left the terms of reference broad enough for some of the issues that Deputy Lisa Chambers has outlined to be brought to the attention of the independent reviewer. It is totally up to both representative organisations to bring forward their views and thoughts on the special status the Deputy believes members of the Defence Forces have. The review of the conciliation and arbitration scheme is being conducted in the context of the current pay talks. We cannot go outside the public service pay agreement. However, there are other areas within that and there is scope within the terms of reference to bring those issues to the attention of the independent chairperson.

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