Breeda Moynihan-Cronin
Question:24 Mrs. B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Finance when it is intended to establish the proposed public service benchmarking body to examine public sector pay and conditions, arising from the commitment given in the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness; if his attention has been drawn to the views expressed by some unions that the body would have to start work in the summer of 2000 if its findings were to inform post-PPF pay decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18166/00]