Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We have had a number of meetings and both unions have come forward with their own ideas in an attempt to resolve an issue everyone wants to resolve. There is no cessation of that and I hope to God that we continue to work together to find a resolution to the issue. I cannot comment on why the Deputy's subhead was altered in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform except to say that any suggested solution put on the table thus far has had the unintended consequence that it would impose a liability of €600 million on the State's purse.

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