The process of unwinding the Financial Emergency (FEMPI) legislation commenced under the Lansdowne Road Agreement 2016-2018. The remainder of the process continued under the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020 (PSSA) and the current public service agreement, Building Momentum.
Each year, under the terms of the FEMPI Act 2013, I am obliged to carry out an annual review of the operation, effectiveness and impact of the FEMPI Acts, having regard to the overall economic conditions in the State and national competitiveness. In this annual review, I am also to consider whether or not any of the provision of the relevant Acts continue to be necessary having regard to the purposes of those Acts, the revenues of the State and State commitments in respect of public service pay and pensions. The 2022 annual report was published in June 2022 and can be found on the DPENDPR website.
Since publication of the 2022 annual FEMPI report, in line with section 20 of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017, FEMPI reductions for public servants with annualised basic salaries above €150,000 were unwound with effect from 1 July 2022. This completed the process of unwinding FEMPI reductions for public servants. The 2023 annual review is due to be published before the end of June 2023.
