Take 5: Business leaders on pay restoration crisis

Is the stand-off legitimate post-austerity aspiration - or a reckless raid on the public purse?

Danny McCoy of Ibec

Businesswoman Norah Casey

The restoration of public sector pay is a priority. This should never have been left hanging.The Lansdowne Road agreement was only half done - it didn't finish the work. What's happening now has brewing for some time. I don't understand how this government could have let things get into a crisis situation.

As a businesswoman I have to be aware of big problems coming down the track. ...