Public Sector Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2022

Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Questions (424)

Mairéad Farrell

Question:

424. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated annual first year and full-year cost of regrading Seanad secretarial assistants to parliamentary assistant grades, for regrading Dáil secretarial assistants as administrative assistants and having Dáil parliamentary assistants pay brought in line with the Building Momentum Public Service Stability Agreement in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29690/22]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

The Deputy will be aware that the matters covered by her question are part of an ongoing industrial relations process at the WRC. The Commission has recently provided an update to members on the pay claim lodged by SIPTU on behalf of staff employed under the Scheme for Secretarial Assistance for Members.

The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Services has provided the estimates below in respect of the information sought by the Deputy.

-	Annual Estimated Cost
Regrade Seanad SAs to PA	€641,132
Regrade Dáil SAs to AA	€746,570
Building Momentum in respect of the SA grade	€325,000