Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2016
249. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Croke Park agreement was in operation in February 2012; if he will provide the terms and conditions of this agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33287/16]
View answerThe Croke Park Agreement 2010 to 2014 was in effect in February 2012. It was a collective agreement between the then Government, and the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and other associations representing public service staff. It secured a commitment by public servants to deliver savings, cooperate with reforms and maintain industrial peace in return for no further pay cuts and no compulsory redundancies. The absolute requirement to address and reduce the general government deficit to less than 3% in 2015, required a further contribution of €1bn from the public service pay and pensions bill and a successor Agreement was negotiated, the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013 to 2016 known as the Haddington Road Agreement. This latter agreement was extended out to September 2018 under the terms of the Lansdowne Road Agreement.
Details of the terms and conditions of the Croke Park Agreement are available on the Implementation Body website:
http://implementationbody.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Public-Service-Agreement-2010-2014-Final-for-print-June-2010.pdf
