Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 26 Jan 1994

Vol. 437 No. 6

Written Answers. - Public Service Pay and Pensions.

Pat Cox

Question:

159 Mr. Cox asked the Minister for Finance the amount of extra money that was paid under the heading of public service pay and pensions in the course of the calendar year 1993; if he will give a detailed breakdown of such additional expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for Finance (Mr. B. Ahern)

The information sought by the Deputy is set out in a tabular statement which I intend to circulate with this reply.

Exchequer Pay and Pensions Bill 1993, £ million(1).

	1993 £m
Previous Year's outturn	3,761
General Pay Round (3.75% subject to min. of £5.75 and a max. of £6.50 per week)	83
General Pay Round (restoration of 3.75% on 1 December 1993)*	7
General Pay Round, carry-over cost of restoration of 3% on 1 December 1992*	50
General Pay Round — Restoration of “losses”*	69
Carry-over cost of Special Pay Increases under the Programme for National Recovery	135
Specials Pay Increases under the —non-recurring arrears from 1992	—70
Special Pay Increases under the —arrears payable in 1993	5
Increments	29
Residual(2)	39
Total pay bill	4,108

(1) The Exchequer Pay and Pensions Bill covers the actual cost to the Exchequer of the pay and pensions of civil servants, the Permanent Defence Forces, gardai and teachers and varying amounts are included for pay in grants to health boards and other health agencies, non-commercial state-sponsored bodies and third-level colleges. The pay of Local Authority staff is not included in the Exchequer Pay and Pensions Bill.

(2) Change in number, variations in ESF receipts, volume changes in programme expenditure and other technical adjustments.

* As provided for in the Government/ICTU Understanding of 4 June 1993.

Pat Cox

Question:

160 Mr. Cox asked the Minister for Finance the amount of extra money in respect of which specific elements of public sector pay and pensions is due to be paid in the calendar year 1994, as a carry-over from the Programme for Economic and Social Progress, and on a no policy change basis.

Minister for Finance (Mr. B. Ahern)

The increase in the 1994 Exchequer Pay and Pensions Bill attributable to the carry-over costs of pay increases under the Programme for Economic and Social Progress is accounted for as follows:

	£m
General Pay Round — Carry-over cost of restoring the 3.75% increase on 1 December 1993 *	68
General Pay Round — Balance of arrears not paid before end of 1993 *	57
General Pay Round — Non-recurring arrears	-69
Total	56

* As provided for in the Government/ICTU Understanding of 4 June 1993.