Peadar Tóibín
Question:546. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the reason the technical pay agreement concluded with the Defence Forces in 2019 has not been implemented to date. [16580/21]
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Questions (546, 548)
Gerald Nash
Question:548. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 27 January 2021, when the two detailed reports on technical pay grades 2-6 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16618/21]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 546 and 548 together.
A review of technical pay in the Defence Forces was provided for in the Public Service Agreement 2010 - 2014 (Croke Park Agreement). The purpose of the review in the context of the agreement was to rationalise existing technical pay arrangements and consider if the requirements could be met in a more cost effective manner. A review of Technical Pay Group 1 was conducted in 2014 and came into effect at the beginning of 2015.
While the review of Technical Grades 2-6 was underway, the recommendation from the Public Service Pay Commission relating to the review was substantially different to the focus of the original review. The Public Service Pay Commission recommended that the review of Technical Pay Groups 2 - 6, be completed at the earliest opportunity, without compromising the Public Service Stability Agreement.
Both the initial report (October 2019) and final report (January 2020) were submitted to Project Sponsors. The quantum and methodology for the implementing the findings of the review of Technical Grades 2-6 remain under consideration, these reports being linked to the wider Public Sector Pay negotiations and are being considered in that context. There are no plans to publish the reports.