Jack Chambers: “Just meeting every short-term pressure isn’t what will deliver a better State.”

What I would say is strike action should be a last resort, not a first resort for trade union leaders.

I think (it) has created a much more safe and sustainable place for our public finances, which has been my core objective here.

That success must be measured in the homes that are built, in hospitals, waiting lists that are reduced, in childcare places created, in infrastructure delivered, and ultimately in whether people at home can see and feel a difference in…

I want to find a pathway forward. I'm absolutely clear about that.