Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost efficiencies from outsourcing some areas of service delivery following the Croke Park agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33928/10]

Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance his understanding of the commitment from the Government in the Croke Park agreement that compulsory redundancy will not apply within the public service, save when existing exit provisions apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33907/10]

Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times the implementation body established by the Croke Park agreement to oversee performance verification has met; the outcomes of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33927/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 41, 62 and 66 together.

The Implementation Body provided for under the Public Service Agreement 2010 to 2014 (Croke Park Agreement) has met three times since July and will meet again today. In these meetings, the Body has concentrated on the implementation of the Agreement, including putting in place strong structures at sectoral level and seeking from public service management their action plans for the implementation of the provisions of the Agreement.

The plans, due for submission this week, will form an initial template for the implementation of the terms of the sectoral agreements which form part of the overall Agreement and set out a clear agenda for change within each sector. It is intended that these action plans will develop in a dynamic way over the four year period of the Agreement, in the context of Government policy on budgetary and other matters.

It is a matter for the Implementation Body to verify cost savings arising from the implementation of the Agreement, including any service delivery that may be provided on an outsourced basis under the terms of the Agreement.

The Agreement precludes compulsory redundancy, save where exit provisions are in place at present. This commitment was given by the Government on the basis that the redeployment arrangements in the Agreement are utilised as an alternative to redundancy where staff have become surplus for whatever reason in order to fill vacancies that are approved for filling in accordance with Government policy.