Savings from Croke Park deal ‘major part of fiscal plan’

THE minister charged with overseeing public sector reform has said the process of costing the savings from the Croke Park deal will begin next week.

Dara Calleary, Public Service Transformation Minister, said he could not put a figure on how much the Government hoped to achieve through the pay and reform deal struck with unions last March.

But he said the last of the implementation plans being formulated by the various state departments were expected to be submitted next week and costing would then begin immediately.