Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Of course we respect their work and we also respect and honour the agreements we have made. We have an agreement with the public sector unions for pay increases across this year. We are honouring that agreement and we expect the union side to honour it too. This dispute can be resolved but that can only be done within that agreement. An intervention from the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, which is the Government office charged to resolve disputes like this when necessary, is possible.

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