asked the Minister for Finance the categories of public servants who have received special pay awards during the past three years; the increase which was awarded to each category; and the amount which was actually paid to each category.
Written Answers. - Public Service Pay.
158.
The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department in respect of every category of public servant who has received a special pay award during the past three years i.e. from 1986 to date. The attached table sets out the details in respect of the main groups concerned.
The references to Clause 3.2 and Clause 3.3 in the table relate to clauses in the 1986 public service pay agreement.
Clause 3.2 allowed for the implementation of certain special pay increases as follows:
"Claims in respect of which adjudication hearings had taken place prior to 1 January 1986 may be implemented as follows:
(a) one third of the relevant increase may be paid from 1 December 1986;
(b) a further one third of the relevant increase may be paid from 1 December 1987;
(c) the remaining balance outstanding may be paid from 1 July 1988."
Clause 3.3 provided for the implementation of all other special increases on a similar phased basis but one year later, viz. with effect from 1 December 1987, 1 December 1988 and 1 July 1989.
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Category |
Increase Awarded |
Increase Paid |
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Parliamentarians, Judiciary, Top public servants |
Interim Recommendation of the Gleeson Review Body — 15% from 1/12/86 |
15% from 1/7/88 |
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Teachers and related groups |
Teachers award — 10% in two equal parts from 1/9/85 and 1/3/86 |
10% under Clause 3.2 |
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Principal and linked grades in Civil Service, Defence Forces, third-level education institutions and State bodies |
17% (supersedes interim award of 6% in equal parts from 1/1/86 and 1/7/86) |
17% under Clause 3.2 |
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Assistant Principal and linked |
15% (supersedes interim |
15% under Clause 3.2 |
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grades in Civil Service, |
award of 6% in equal parts |
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Defence Forces, third-level |
from 1/1/86 and 1/7/86) |
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education institutions and |
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State bodies |
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Engineer Grade 1 and linked |
18.1% phased 1/10/83, 1/9/85 |
18.1% under Clause 3.2 |
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grades |
and 1/7/86 |
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District Valuer (Valuation Office) |
11% under Clause 3.2 |
As awarded |
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Examiner of Titles and other grades (Land Registry) |
8.6% plus Principal increase under clause 3.2 |
As awarded |
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Serological assistants and related grades, D/Agriculture and Food |
4% to 6.5% under Clause 3.3 |
As awarded |
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Certain Agricultural Officers, Department of Agriculture and Food |
22% to 26% phased from 1/10/83 to 1/9/85 |
6% from 1 May 1986 balance in accordance with Clause 3.2 |
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Forester Grades |
15% phased 1/10/83, 1/12/84 and 1/9/85 |
6% from 1 May 1986 balance under Clause 3.2 |
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Inplant Staff, Stationery Office |
10% increase phased, 1/10/84 and 1/9/85 |
8.14% under Clause 3.2 (balance included in earlier adjustment) |
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Technical staff, furniture division, OPW |
6.4% from 1 May 1986 6% to 7.6% under Clause 3.2 |
As awarded |
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Assistant Agricultural Inspector and related grades |
26% phased 1/10/83, 1/12/84 and 1/9/85 |
Paid in full from 1 May 1986 |
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District Inspector (OPW) and related grades |
6% from 1 October 1986 |
As awarded |
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Poultry Officer grades |
17% from 1 May 1986 |
As awarded |
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County Secretaries and County Finance Officers |
15% to be paid on a phased basis from 1 October, 1984 |
15% under Clause 3.2 |
|
County Development Officers |
Parity with County Secretaries to be phased from 1 October, 1984 |
Implemented under Clause 3.2 |
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Craftsmen |
£6.95 per week under Clause 3.2 |
As awarded |
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GMS Pharmacists |
5% to be paid on a phased basis from 1 June, 1984 |
5% under Clause 3.2 |
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Secretary/Managers of Voluntary Hospitals |
3%-7% under clause 3.2 |
As awarded |
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Clerical Grades 1 and 2 in Local Authorities etc. |
5% |
5% under Clause 3.3 |
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Community Medicine Doctors |
17% under Clause 3.3 |
As awarded |
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Programme Managers in Health Boards |
17% under 1987 PSPA |
17% approx. under Clause 3.3 |
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Hospital Cooks |
5.4% under Clause 3.3 |
As awarded |
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Chief Executive Officers of Health Boards |
15% from 1/12/86 (Gleeson Review Body) which superseded interim award paid on a phased basis over 1983, 1984 and 1985 |
Balance implemented 1/7/88 |
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City and County Managers and Assistant Managers |
15% from 1/12/86 (Gleeson Review Body) which likewise superseded a phased interim award |
Balance implemented 1/7/88 |
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General Operatives in local authorities and related groups |
£1.15 from 1/12/86, £3.07 from 1/5/87 and eating-on-site payment where appropriate as follows: 1/12/87 £2 per week 1/7/88 £2 per week 1/12/88 £1.65 per week |
As agreed |
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General Operatives in Health |
£1.15 from 1/12/86 |
As agreed |
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Boards outside Dublin |
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Craftsmen outside Dublin |
Eating-on-site as for general |
As agreed |
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operatives |