Kenny: ‘Tough but fair’ decisions needed

FINE Gael would support the principle of tough but fair decisions regarding public sector pay cuts, party leader Enda Kenny said yesterday.

Asked about his party’s approach to cuts in public pay and jobs, he said: “You have to take into account the proportionate spread of income within the public service. Clearly cutbacks of some description are on the agenda. We are not sure of the extent or range of that yet.

“There is obviously a need to consider the range of incomes within the public service that apply.”