Kenny: No compulsory job cuts under Croke

Compulsory redundancies for public service workers were ruled out by Taoiseach Enda Kenny yesterday who said such measures were not part of the current Croke Park deal.

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore went further when asked about the possibility of such a move in a second Croke Park deal with trade unions and said forced redundancies were not on the agenda.

The comments from the coalition leaders are at odds with Leo Varadkar, the transport minister, who has suggested that a further deal with workers after 2014 should include compulsory redundancies.