Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 May 2013
247. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason the Coombe Hospital, Dublin, has not paid moneys owed to agency nursing staff as a result of a European court ruling, despite the fact that all other similar hospitals have settled; and if he will intervene to ensure that these moneys are paid without further delay. [26189/13]
View answerFollowing the enactment of the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act in 2012, the HSE provided guidance to public service employers on the Act, including the fact that the equal pay provisions of the Act have retrospective effect to 5th December 2011. All agency staff employed through agencies contracted by the HSE have now had their basic pay adjusted in accordance with the Act.
The question of payment of any outstanding retrospective amounts due to employees of a specific company is a matter for the HSE, and as such, the Deputy's enquiry has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
