Kenny warning to public servants

The Taoiseach has issued a stark warning to public servants that the protection of wages under the Croke Park Agreement may be revisited if work practices are not changed.

Enda Kenny said the flexibility of the agreement between the Government and unions is “certainly going to be tested at the end of this month”.

More than 8,000 public servants are due to retire by the end of February under an early retirement incentive. Mr Kenny said this will require changes such as redeployment of staff and rearrangement of rosters.