Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 October 2023
352. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person's civil service years can be reconciled with a salary scale of a new position (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42183/23]
View answerA recruitment competition for Conservation Rangers was run by the Public Appointments Service in recent years and the relevant terms and conditions including payscales were advertised in the campaign booklet.
The Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform determine the starting pay on promotion and appointment to the civil service for existing civil and public servants. Circular: 08/2019 Revised arrangements applying to starting pay is applied to all new entrants to the civil service and any promotions in the civil service. In certain circumstances, subject to certain criteria being met, Circular: 08/2019 makes provision for existing civil and public servants to commence employment on a higher point of the relevant payscale.
My Department is engaging with this individual in relation to his query.
