Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2016
368. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details, including dates, of restoration of public pay and reductions in the public sector pension levy for public sector employees in different salary bands that has already taken place and is planned to take place under the Haddington Road agreement and the Lansdowne Road agreement in tabular form. [31904/16]
View answerThe Public Service Stability Agreement 2013 to 2018 underpinned by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act (FEMPI) 2015 made provision for the following measures:
Pension Related Deduction (PRD): Exemption threshold changes as follows:
- 2015 increase from €15,000 p.a. to €17,500 p.a.
- 1 January 2016 increase from €17,500 p.a. to €26,083 p.a.
- 1 January 2017 increase from €26,083 p.a. to €28,750 p.a.
Pay increases as follows:
- 1 January 2016 annualised salaries up to €24,000 to increase by 2.5%;
- 1 January 2016 annualised salaries from €24,001 up to €31,000 will increase by 1%;
- 1 September 2017 all annualised salaries up to €65,000 will increase by €1,000;
Over €65,000 Pay Restoration: Those on salaries over €65,000 p.a. will get the additional cuts imposed under the FEMPI Act 2013 restored as follows:
- €65,000 to €110,000: half on 1 April 2017, half on 1 January 2018;
- Over €110,000: one third on 1 April 2017, one third on 1 Apr 2018, and one third on 1 April 2019.
Further details are available on the website of my Department at http://www.per.gov.ie/en/public-service-pay-policy/.
