Greece has three days to reassure Europe and the International Monetary Fund it can deliver on conditions attached to its international bailout in order to receive the next tranche of aid, eurozone officials said.

The troika is set to meet the head of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform today, but the department denies troika lenders expressed concern about savings under the Croke Park deal.

Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte has maintained that the Government remains committed to a partial sale of the ESB as part of a larger programme to dispose of state assets as required under the terms of the bailout.