Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 67: To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding the Croke Park agreement; if he has received implementation plans for this agreement from his Department and each State agency under his remit; the status of these implementation plans; the discussion he has had with the EU and IMF regarding the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29691/11]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Under the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 (the Croke Park Agreement), detailed action plans have been developed across each sector of the public service to underpin the change and reform process envisaged by the Agreement. The Action Plan developed by my Department was finalised in January 2011 and published on its website. In May my Department reported for the first time on progress in implementing the Agreement, and is due to submit a second progress report to the Implementation Body shortly.

The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the only State Agency under the aegis of my Department. The NESDO, which was established under the NESDO Act 2006, is the body corporate for the National Economic and Social Council (NESC). The Office developed an Action Plan under the Public Service Agreement 2010 - 2014 in January 2011 and its first progress report on implementing the Agreement was presented in May. Their second updated progress report is expected shortly. Responsibility for the Croke Park Agreement in general is a matter for the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, and I understand that he has responded to the wider issues raised in this question in a reply to a similar question on 12 October 2011.