Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2016
543. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the public service pay commission will consider loss of earnings and allowances for public service workers; if he supports various unions and groups that state that a two-tier pay system is unfair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12545/16]
View answerI refer the Deputy to my earlier answer on the matter of the Pay Commission (PQ 12978/16); the precise parameters for which have yet to be decided. The issue of addressing the difference in incremental salary scales between those public servants who entered public service employment since 2011 and those who entered before that date was addressed with the relevant union interests under the provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA). Any further consideration of remuneration for any group of public servants, including issues relating to more recently recruited public servants, will fall to be examined within the provisions of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013 -2018 (Lansdowne Road Agreement). Any such consideraton will also of course have to comply with the terms of the Financial Emergency in the Public Interest Acts 2009 - 2013 (FEMPI), as well as its affordability being underpinned through delivering enhanced work place practices and productivity.
