The Public Service Pay Commission has adopted a modular approach to its work programme for its current exercise focused on recruitment and retention issues in the public service.
As the Deputy will be aware, the first module was published by the commission in August 2018 and deals with issues relating to nursing and midwifery, non-consultant hospital doctors and hospital consultants.
The commission has not yet confirmed a timeline for completion of the further modules of its work programme which will examine recruitment and retention issues in certain other areas of the health sector, the Defence Forces and the Civil Service, building on the preliminary analysis in its 2017 report and on the various submissions it has received.
A final module in 2019 will pick up on residual areas requiring examination including senior executive positions and professional and technical posts in the Civil Service.
I thank the commission for its work to date.