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Fri 12 Dec 2008Cowen insists no change to terms of pay deal
TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has insisted that the Government will not try to change the terms of the pay deal for public servants without discussions under the social partnership process.
Asked yesterday if the Government intended to seek a public-sector pay freeze, Mr Cowen said there was a range of issues facing the economy, and not just that one. "I don't like to have it discussed in isolation from others," he said during a visit to London.
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