It is the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

The programme for Government provided for the establishment of a public service pay commission to deal with, among other elements, entry level pay in the public sector, which was a key driver behind the justifiable action by the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland, ASTI, the impending action by the Garda Representative Association and the potential action on the part of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform indicated that this public service pay commission would report between April and June next year. Could we instead seek an interim report before the year's end, specifically including the issue of entry pay? It is another way of saying equal pay for equal work. We could have the issue debated and resolved rather than waiting until next summer.

The public service pay commission was set up after a required period of consultation with all the signatories to the Lansdowne Road agreement. The full panel has now been appointed and it is chaired by the former chairman of the Labour Court, Mr. Kevin Duffy. The timing of the report and the material to be included is a matter for the commission now, as it is independent. We have set in place terms of reference and, as part of those, there is mention of the issue raised by Deputy Barry. I expect it will take the commission into early next year to do that work.