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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: It is easy for Deputy Coppinger to say that.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: Clearly, it is not because the resolution has not been found. It is incumbent upon us as a State to ensure we use all and every avenue available to us to find that resolution.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: It is a topical issue and I thank the Deputy for raising it. I am the mother of four teenagers who have grown up knowing nothing else except technology in their hands. I am also the proud parent of two children who have used technology as part of our their educational offering from our local school. They have been very successful and have had a good experience with it. The Deputy is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: I hear the Deputy loud and clear. If there is any agency or organisation that has developed technology that will assist us in the Webwise programme that is delivered to all schools, then, obviously, we have to listen to it. Perhaps this should not be exclusive and I do not want to give the Deputy the impression that there are not other people available. If this company is successful and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: We established negotiations a number of weeks ago. I will attend every meeting, and that is how serious I am about fixing it. We agreed that none of us would talk about it until it was done because we all want the same outcome. The terms of reference have targeted a result by 6 September. The Deputy need not hold me to that, but we all want the same thing, so we are going to continue to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: One would be at risk of thinking that this was a trade deal just about beef. The Deputy can suggest there are inconsistencies, with some people saying there are good parts of the deal for Ireland, specifically for the drinks, chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries, and others saying there are less good parts, particularly for the beef and poultry industries. That is not inconsistency;...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: I feel that my ears are not hearing what the Deputy has suggested given that he was the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for five years and central to the establishment of the public service stability agreement, which has been tested time and again but has always held firm. That the Deputy would suggest we break with the public service stability agreement and put paid to the 1.75%...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: Does the Deputy want me to answer or will I just sit down and he can carry on?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: Does the Deputy want me to answer?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Public Service Pay Commission was challenged with addressing the issues we have around recruitment and retention. This is the report its has come up with today that was charged with looking specifically at the issues we have, which are well documented, around the Permanent Defence Force and the Naval Service recruitment and retention issues. The report, which will be issued this...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: I shall ask Deputy Howlin a direct question. Is he asking us to abandon the public service stability agreement that is currently in play-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: -----and to start negotiations all over again with our entire public sector body?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: Deputy Howlin was the public expenditure Minister for five years under the most difficult times. He was the most prudent and careful person-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: -----but now is being entirely reckless today with the pubic sector agreement deal, which the Deputy knows needs to be maintained by all of us. What is on offer today is that the Public Service Pay Commission, having been charged with looking at issues around retention and recruitment, will offer its best endeavours to try to address those issues.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: It is a pity that the Deputy continues to want to play the man and not the ball. He decries when somebody else plays his man. He needs to have a bit of consistency in this area.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: We are on team Ireland. The team has not even been put on the pitch yet and the Deputy has already decided what the outcome will be. That is a pity, given that he is an experienced politician.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Deputy knows how these deals work out and unravel. We are only at the start of the end of phase 1. The transposing of this headline agreement into a legal text will take place over the next number of years. It will be absolutely crucial that we represent the best interests of the beef industry in this country, as this Government and the ones that went before it have always done. That...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: I thank the Deputy for his question, which is very topical as the Cabinet is currently meeting to address this issue. The report that was prepared by the independent Public Service Pay Commission is either being discussed or has been approved by Cabinet at this stage and will be published later by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The report of the independent commission is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: I like the job I have and I do not want to get into trouble for saying something that has not been agreed at Cabinet. There will be a press conference this afternoon and all of the details arising from the commission will be given. They will set out exactly what has been agreed. It will then be over to the men and women of our Defence Forces to decide whether they accept the proposal.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2019)

Regina Doherty: That is not as full an answer as the Deputy would like but it is all I am in a position to give him at the moment.