Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 December 2010
129 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the Garda pay and allowances cuts that have been made since the publication of the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes. [45511/10]
View answerThe pay scales and allowances of all public servants, including members of An Garda Síochána, were reduced with effect from 1 January 2010 in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No.2) Act 2009.
130 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if there are any special provisions in relation to additional leave days and overtime work that prevail in the Garda Síochána and the prison service above and beyond those normally provided by employment law for workers; if plans under the Croke Park agreement are under way to reform these provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45558/10]
View answerI am informed by the Garda authorities that the annual leave allowance available to members of An Garda Síochána is based on a number of factors and considerations including statutory entitlements, the obligations to work at weekends and public holidays and the particular rosters being worked by members. Overtime is calculated and paid at predetermined rates depending on when the overtime was worked.
Furthermore, I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that there are no specific additional leave days provisions for staff of the Irish Prison Service. Overtime in the Irish Prison Service was replaced by an Additional Hours system in 2005 following the Agreement on the Proposal for Organisational Change.
