Public Sector Pay.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 February 2010

Tuesday, 9 February 2010

Questions (42, 43)

Joan Burton

Question:

174 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the number of decisions he has taken under section 6 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009 by direction to exempt a particular public servant or a class or group of public servants from the operation of section 2 of that Act or to modify the operation of that section, indicating the particular public servant or class or group of public servants involved; the nature of the exemption or modification involved; the dates on which any relevant decision was made; the nature of submissions made to him in relation to such decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6164/10]

Leo Varadkar

Question:

178 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance his views on section 6 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009 regarding the position of contract researchers in the higher education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6225/10]

Written answers

Minister for Finance (Deputy Brian Lenihan)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 and 178 together.

I refer to my reply to Questions Nos. 4758/10, 5095/10 and 5137/10 on 2 February 2009. I directed under Section 6 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest No. 2 Act 2009 that the pay adjustments should be modified in respect of Assistant Secretary, Deputy Secretary and related grades in the civil and public service on 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, and that an exemption from the pay reductions should apply in respect of public service employees that may be paid at or near the statutory minimum wage on 27 January 2010.