Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 December 2010
105 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he has surveyed the patterns of leave days, overtime, working work breaks and so on that prevail across the public service, in comparison to the general provisions made in employment law and if he plans any public service wide initiatives to rationalise such arrangements in the context of the Croke Park Agreement. [45559/10]
View answerThe Public Service Agreement 2010 — 2014, or Croke Park Agreement, provides that to the greatest extent possible , there will be standardised terms and conditions of employment across the Public Service with the focus initially within sectors. As my responsibilities as employer extend only to the civil service, surveys of non–pay conditions applying in the public service are outside my remit. The sectoral Action Plans outline the initial programme of changes proposed by management to achieve the reforms, efficiencies and savings needed in each sector, including where appropriate, standardisation of non–pay conditions. I expect public service management to pursue vigorously the changes proposed for their sector.
