Seanad debates

Tuesday, 27 May 2003

Sustaining Progress: Statements.

 

As I said to many trade unions when we were selling this, the process of negotiation is very simple. One spends weeks and months trying to hammer out a deal and nobody is ever happy with the outcome. In my 30 years of negotiation I have never been satisfied with the outcome of negotiations. I presume one never should be if it is to be fair negotiation, unless the other side collapses completely. It is always about compromise and when we sit down at the table we know that. Having achieved what we achieved, however, I believe it is a good deal.

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