Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Government has not ignored, and will not ignore, anything. We deal with semi-State companies all the time in the context of the pressures they face and this case is no different. If money needs to be found within the CIÉ system to address pension deficits, a process which will have to be gone through and it will involve consultation with unions. We have a State infrastructure to enable us to facilitate dialogue, discussion and negotiation. I suspect the Minister will be able to provide the Deputy with a more complete answer.

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