Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 38: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to his statement on 11 May 2010 on his website that he was involved in talks to resolve disputes causing disruption to public services, if he will detail which disputes he was involved in and the role he had in talks to resolve them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30720/10]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The statement on my Green Party web site refers to my involvement as a member of Government and leader of the Green Party in discussions in relation to the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 which has now been ratified by the Public Services Committee of the ICTU and provides a basis for stability and progress to the benefit of Public Servants and citizens alike. I am a member of the Cabinet Committee on Transforming Public Services which oversaw the negotiations on the Agreement. In particular, I participated in a meeting with the Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance on 11 March 2010 with the Officers of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to explore the potential and appropriate conditions for a renewed engagement between the Public Service unions and management on the development of a comprehensive agenda for the transformation of public services and on a framework for Public Service pay determination. Both sides agreed at that meeting to invite Mr Kieran Mulvey and Mr Kevin Foley of the Labour Relations Commission as facilitators to undertake initial discussion with Public Service management and unions.