Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 March 2019
79. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consequences for trade unions that are not covered by the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020, specifically the loss of increments and proposed pay rises for non-covered public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10621/19]
View answerSections 3 and 23 of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 and Section 5 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act No. 2 of 2009 (as amended) provide, taken together, for accelerated payments only in respect of those public servants who have engaged with and are complying with the Public Service Pay Agreement 2018-2020. Public servants who are members of trade unions who have not signed up to or have chosen to resile from the Public Service Stability Agreement, become “non-covered public servants” as provided for in the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017.
In summary terms, non-covered public servants do not benefit from the accelerated timetable set out in the Agreement for pay increases and are instead:
- subject to a delay of nine months in each pay restoration/increase;
- subject to freezing of incremental progression until end 2020;
- subject to a less favourable regime in relation to additional superannuation contributions (ASC);
- excluded from benefits arising from the reports of the Public Service Pay Commission and/or measures relating to new entrants.
