Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 March 2019
54. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to remove members of a union (details supplied) from the provisions of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10623/19]
View answerThe provisions of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020 apply to those unions who have confirmed in writing to the Workplace Relations Commission that they agree to be bound by the terms of the agreement.
The union referenced by the Deputy, (INMO), has subscribed to the Public Service Stability Agreement and is currently considering a Labour Court Recommendation to resolve an industrial dispute. The Labour Court has stated that the proposed resolution to the matter is within the terms of the PSSA and there are no plans to take steps to exclude members of that union from the benefits of the PSSA.
The Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 provides for a range of benefits for those public servants who have accepted and comply with the terms of the PSSA including an accelerated and more advantageous phased series of pay increases up to October 2020 as part of the unwinding of FEMPI legislation. Separately, the PSSA also provides processes through the Public Service Pay Commission to address recruitment and retention issues in the public service and provision to address salary scale issues for "New Entrants" to the public service.
