I informed the House on 16 October that, on 8 October, along with the Ministers for Industry and Commerce, Agriculture and Food, Labour and Social Welfare, I met the Central Review Committee to discuss the general economic and fiscal situation. It was agreed at that meeting that bilateral discussions at officials' level between the Government and the social partners should take place on issues relevant to commitments in the Programme for Economic and Social Progress and the 1992 budgetary outlook. These bilateral discussions are now under way and, so far as the recently negotiated Programme for Government is concerned, matters of relevance will form part of the discussions. It is envisaged that a meeting between members of the Government and the social partners will be held at a later stage when the discussions are further advanced.