Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 November 2010
133 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if a scheme such as early retirement and voluntary redundancy will be applicable in respect of members of trade unions who voted against the Croke Park agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42549/10]
View answerVoluntary exit packages for implementation in the public service are determined having regard to a number of factors, in particular the business needs of the organisation and the financing available. The Government has however indicated that any party that chooses to remain outside the provisions of the Agreement or that opposes its implementation cannot expect to benefit from the principal commitments it gave as part of the Agreement, namely to no further reductions in pay, no compulsory redundancies and the extension of the period within which the January 2010 pay reductions will be disregarded for the purposes of calculating public service pension entitlements to the end of 2011.
