Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 June 2016
210. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health to review the situation whereby members of the voluntary sector working in section 39 funded organisations who were subject to pay reductions are not getting their pay reinstated as other employees in the public sector are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17805/16]
View answerUnder the Health Act 2004, Section 39 provides that the HSE may give grant aid assistance to a person or body to deliver a service similar to a service that the HSE may deliver. Assistance in this way can range from a large proportion of an organisations’ overall funding requirements to a small fixed amount for a specific purpose.
These organisations are not public sector organisations and their employees are not public servants, are not included in public service employment numbers and do not have access to public service pension schemes.
