Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2014
146. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a year-on-year detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington Road agreement applicable to his Department and-or non-commercial State sponsored bodies under the aegis of his Department. [30139/14]
View answerAs I have stated previously in the House, the Haddington Road Agreement will facilitate a reduction of €1 billion in the Public Service pay and pensions bill by 2016. In relation to my own Department, the savings arising under the Agreement were incorporated in the Department's Revised Estimate for 2013 and 2014 and further savings will be reflected in the Vote allocations in the context of the overall Estimates process for 2015.
The measures applying to my Department and agencies under the aegis of my Department are set out in the relevant sectoral collective agreement under the Haddington Road Agreement, in this case the collective agreement for the Civil Service and NCSSB's. In terms of my own Department, the relevant measures under this collective agreement include additional working hours, reform of the flexible working hours scheme, freezing of increments for specified periods dependent on salary level and pay reductions for those earning over €65,000.
