Ireland's Finance Minister Michael Noonan (R) stands with Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin as they present the budget to waiting media at the Government Buildings in Dublin October 15, 2013. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's government will start talks next year with trade unions on the gradual reversal of public sector pay cuts that helped it overcome financial crisis, the spending minister was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Ireland's coalition government won praise in Europe for meeting all major targets under the 85 billion euro (67.36 billion) EU-IMF aid programme it completed last year, but is under pressure at home to ease austerity measures.
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