Labour to honour Croke Park Agreement if in Govt

Labour leader Eamon Gilmore has said his party will honour the Croke Park Agreement if in Government after the General Election.

Mr Gilmore said he believed the deal worked out between unions and the current Government can generate savings of €1.4bn in the annual public service pay bill.

He said cumpulsory redundancies were not being considered by the Labour Party and he promised to ensure the pay terms of the agreement are met.

However, he also said the productivity agreements in the deal would also be implemented.

"We should be much, much further advanced in getting reductions in payroll, and reforms in our public service," he said.