Public Sector Pay

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 June 2023

Thursday, 22 June 2023

Questions (228)

Paul Murphy

Question:

228. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform how a person offered employment in the Civil Service can apply to have a determination made as to whether they are entitled to incremental salary credit for their existing public service; if they must give up their existing employment in order to have a such determination made; the rules governing the awarding of such incremental salary credit the review or appeal processes that are open to a person unhappy with an opening determination made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30230/23]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform

In general, starting pay on recruitment from open competitions, to all posts in the Civil Service should be at the first point of the scale.

Circular 21/2004, sets out the policy in relation to incremental credit that can be claimed for previous service in the grades of Clerical Officer, Executive Officer and equivalent grades.

Circular 21/2004

This circular was amended by circular 08/2019 in respect of qualifying service, removing the requirement to make deductions of service in order to determine the starting point.

Circular 08/2019

Circular 21/2004, Section 2 (C) states that, in general, applications for incremental credit will only be considered at the point of entry to the Civil Service, that the onus is on the candidate to make a claim and that new recruits should be informed of the arrangements in the letter of offer. 

Circular 21/2004 does not provide for an appeals process.