Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 May 2015
154. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in tabular form, the annual cost to the Exchequer of lifting the increment freeze imposed on public sector workers in the Haddington Road agreement, on gross salaries less than €35,000, and between €35,000 and €65,000. [19545/15]
View answer155. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in tabular form, the annual cost to the Exchequer of restoring the overtime payments imposed on public sector workers in the Haddington Road agreement, on gross salaries of less than €35,000 and of between €35,000 and €65,000. [19546/15]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 155 together.
The Haddington Road Agreement provided for savings arising from the implementation of various measures, including overtime rate changes and increment deferrals. Both of these measures are currently being implemented across the public service at Departmental and Agency level within the reduced pay allocations provided in accordance with the annual estimates process. While it is not possible to determine the current costs that would arise in respect of reversing the measures for particular grades of public servants, by pay band, the overall savings arising in respect of the overtime and increment freeze measures in the context of the Haddington Road Agreement were estimated at €49 million and €60 million respectively.
