Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects negotiations to commence on a successor to the Croke Park Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51648/12]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The Government, at my request, on 20 November 2012 invited members of the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to discussions on a new agenda for improvements in the productivity of public servants and reductions in the cost of delivery of public services.

This invitation has been issued in light of the Government’s determination to meet the challenge posed by the fiscal consolidation in the period from 2013 to 2015 to reduce the deficit below 3% of GDP by 2015 and a shared ambition to build on the substantial contribution already made by public servants to Ireland’s ongoing economic recovery.

Depending on the outcome of the initial discussions which I expect to commence shortly, the Government has indicated its willingness to enter a process of negotiation with the objective of concluding an agreement on workplace change and savings with its employees at the earliest possible date.