Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

When does the Minister of State think that will occur? One of the recommendations in the Barry report states that there should be a significant allocation of resources in order to facilitate the report's implementation. Has the Department provided for a separate allocation to facilitate the implementation of the recommendations this year? That is a concern of the representative associations. The Minister of State will not be able to deliver on the recommendations if money has not been set aside. Can the Minister of State provide information on the cost of that allocation? Does he agree that the provision of an effective parallel process form for engagement with the associations to any pay or collective bargaining issues of the public service should be a key policy objective?

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