Seanad debates

Wednesday, 8 October 2003

We need to benchmark the process against the aims it set for itself, which were to improve the way in which we set pay and reward people within the public service. The fact that we are now contemplating doing it again is a useful indicator that those who are party to the deal thought it was a good one. Ultimately, whether one feels the deal was good or bad, it is a done deal. It is inconceivable that we should call on any of the parties to break the deal at this stage. Senators from other parties would find it very strange if the Labour Party called on the trade union to walk away from the deal. We have not done that and we will we do it. Likewise, we expect the Government to pay its part of the deal.

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