Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 November 2016
136. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost of the implementation of the Lansdowne Road agreement in 2017; if that cost has been revised in view of recent Labour Court recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34060/16]
View answerThe provisions of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015, which implements the terms of the Lansdowne Road Agreement, partially unwind the pay reductions imposed on public servants, and are prudent and sustainable in the fiscal space currently available to Government. The estimated overall gross cost of these pay measures (inclusive of the previously committed costs attributable to the Haddington Road Agreement) in each year of the Agreement is €267m in 2016, €290m in 2017, and €287m in 2018 or a cumulative total of €844m in 2018. Budget 2017 allocated €290 million to implement the terms of the Landsdowne Road Agreement in 2017,
The cost of the Labour Court's proposed settlement (which remains subject to ballot by the relevant Garda Associations) will be met from within existing budgetary allocations.
