Croke Park deal ‘delivering results’

THE body overseeing the implementation of the Croke Park agreement on public service pay and reform has delivered an upbeat update on the progress of the deal, forecasting that 75% of the required staff reductions will be complete by the end of the year.

As part of the roll out of a new website the Croke Park Implementation body has compiled data on the savings which have been realised to date through public service staff reductions, pay cuts and redeployments.

Under the National Recovery Plan there are to be almost 25,000 fewer public servants by the end of 2014, compared to the peak at the end of 2008.