Public sector wage protection could be revisited, says Taoiseach

The Taoiseach has warned public servants that the protection of wages under the Croke Park Agreement may be revisited.

Yesterday, Enda Kenny said the flexibility of the deal was “certainly going to be tested at the end of this month”. “If you want to get the full maximum response from Croke Park and if the Government are, as a consequence, to honour the pay elements entered into here, then Croke Park has got to deliver in full.

“It’s not all down to trade unions here, it’s also down to local managers having very clear and specific plans.”