Jack Chambers: “We need to focus on frontline deployment”

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…

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

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.

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