Jack Chambers: “Deputy Farrell's approach undermining international engagement is not fair.”

The best way to reduce uncertainty for public servants is for public service unions and associations to enter talks to reach a clear agreement on public service pay.

Just meeting every short-term pressure isn’t what will deliver a better State.

Success will be measured by how quickly we can translate the €275.4bn committed through the national development plan into real projects - the water, energy and transport infrastructure we need to deliver more housing and tackle…

We've been clear that is a specific consideration in our tax policy measures, and that will be considered as well as the deferral of excise on petrol and diesel," he said.