asked the Minister for the Public Service if he will give details of all special/grade claims that have (a) been signed by the arbitrator and not paid, (b) that are at arbitration stage but not signed, and (c) that are committed by the Government under previous pay rounds.
Written Answers. - Public Service Pay Claims.
41.
The following is the information requested.
(a) Special/grade claims that have been signed by the arbitrator and not paid.
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Grade |
Details of claim |
Finding |
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Civil Service |
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(i) Watch Supervisors (ATCO II) in Air Traffic Control Section |
For Allowance of £826 p.a. |
Allowance increased to average increment in pay scale w.e.f. 1/1/85. |
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(i) Assistant Principal, Principal and analogous grades in the Civil Service |
For c 43% pay increase |
3% from 1/1/863% from 1/7/86 (interim award) |
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(iii) Local Government Auditor, Department of the Environment |
For Principal Officer (standard) scale — c 22% at max |
9% (1983 PSPA phasing) |
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(iv) Assistant Regional Director, National Manpower Service, Department of Labour |
For Assistant Principal (standard) scale — 13.6% at max |
Assistant Principal (standard) scale — 13.6% at max (1983 PSPA phasing) |
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(v) Assistant Agricultural Inspectors |
For 40% pay increase |
Engineer III scale awarded without first point — equivalent to average increase of 26.4% |
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Education |
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(i) Teachers |
For special pay increase (amount not specified) |
10% in two phases — 5% from 1/9/85 and 5% from 1/3/86. |
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Health area |
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(i) Health Board Fire Prevention Officers |
For parity in pay and conditions with Second Fire Officer in local authorities |
Claimants pay to be related to that of Third Fire Officer, Cork Corporation pending future claims |
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(ii) Senior para-medical Grades |
For review of pay differentials |
Improved pay scales recommended. |
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(iii) Assistant Matron in Psychiatric Unit, Galway Regional Hospital |
For application of Chief Nursing Officer salary scale |
Payment of an allowance recommended. |
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(iv) Maintenance Supervisors in health boards other than the Eastern Health Board |
For salary revision |
Increase in pay recommended. |
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(v) Night Superintendents and Night Sisters |
For increase in night duty premium |
Concession recommended in accordance with clause 4.7 of 1983 PSPA |
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(vi) GMS Pharmacists |
For 16% increase in fees and doubling of advance payment |
5% increase in fees and 50% increase in advance payment recommended. |
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Local Authorities |
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(i) Civil Defence Officers and Assistant Civil Defence Officers |
For higher salary scales |
Increase in pay recommended. |
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(ii) Town Engineers, Bray and Tralee |
For salary revision |
Increase in pay recommended (clause 4.7 of 1983 PSPA applicable) |
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(iii) Third Fire Officers, Cork Fire Brigade |
For removal of a pay anomaly vis-à-vis Station Officers |
Increase in pay recommended |
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(iv) Rent Investigation Officers, Dublin Corporation |
For salary revision |
Upgrading recommended. |
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(v) County Development Officers (non-designated counties) |
For pay parity with County Development Officers in designated counties (almost 15%) |
Concession recommended. |
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(vi) County Finance Officers |
For 35% increase in pay |
Phased increase of 15% recommended |
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(vii) County Secretaries |
For 35% increase in pay |
Phased increase of 15% recommended |
(b) Special/grade claims where arbitration hearings have taken place but where signed arbitration reports have not yet been received.
This part of the question has been taken to cover claims where arbitration hearings have taken place but where signed arbitration reports have not yet been received.
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Grade |
Details of claim |
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Civil Service |
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(i) Executive Officers acting as Registrars in District Court |
Allowance of £600 p.a. sought. |
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(ii) Engineer I and related grades |
c 26% pay increase sought |
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(iii) Foresters |
Increase of 15% and restructuring of scales sought |
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(iv) Senior Supervisory Agricultural Officers |
Area Superintendent scale sought |
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(v) Senior Operator, Inplant Unit |
Unspecified pay increase sought |
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(vi) Chief Technical Officer, Department of Defence |
Assistant Chief Engineer (OPW) scale sought |
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(vii) Certain Higher Agricultural Officers |
Supervisory Agricultural Officer scale sought. |
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(viii) Certain Supervisory Agricultural Officers |
District Superintendent scale sought. |
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(ix) Group Leaders, Land Registry, Department of Justice |
Substantial Allowance sought. |
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Health Area |
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(i) Matrons of Welfare Homes |
On-call allowance sought. |
(c) Special/grade claims that are committed by the Government under previous pay rounds
I take it that, in this part of the question, the Deputy is referring to claims which are still in the process of being negotiated and which may be regarded as committed under the national plan. As publication of any such list might itself prejudice the outcome of the cases involved it would be inappropriate to provide a list at this stage.