I assume the Deputy is referring to the pay elements of the Programme for Competitiveness and Work.
A decision by an employer, whether a private or public sector enterprise, to postpone the timing of a pay increase contained in the Programme for Competitiveness and Work is a matter for that employer and the employees or their representatives, having regard to the particular circumstances of the employment. The agreement provides that in negotiating the specified increases through the normal industrial relations machinery, due regard will be had to the economic and commercial circumstances of the particular firm, employment or industry.
Disputes concerning the non-payment of an increase contained in the Programme for Competitiveness and Work may be processed through normal procedures and, if necessary, referred to the relevant dispute settling agency.
As is the case with industrial disputes generally, the resolution of disputes about the implementation of the pay elements of the Programme for Competitiveness and Work is a matter for the parties themselves, i.e., employer and employees or their representatives.