Public service trade unions have given unequivocal support to Public Service Pay Commission (PSPC) chairman Kevin Duffy after his position was called into question by Garda representative bodies.

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has insisted Kevin Duffy remains the right man to head up the commission tasked with advising the Government on pay in the public sector.

Former chairman of the Labour Court Kevin Duffy has been appointed as the new chairman of the expert water charges commission.

Former chairman of the Labour Court Kevin Duffy has been appointed as the new chairman of the expert water charges commission writes Juno McEnroe.

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has just overseen the publication by his department of an in-depth report on apprenticeships in Ireland.