Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2023
968. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an organisation (details supplied) and its staff are included in the recent pay agreement for section 39, 56 and 10 workers; if this organisation will come under the recent pay agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48506/23]
View answerThank you for highlighting this organisation. You may be interested to know, the organisation received funding under section 56 of €371,000 in 2022 and €375,000 in 2021.
As they are a section 56 organisation they are in line to benefit from the recent successful WRC talks. The Agreement reached proposes increases in pay related funding phased over a number of phases:
• 3% backdated to Apr 2023
• an additional 2% from Nov 2023
• and a further 3% form March 2024
I understand that the relevant representative unions have indicated they will seek to ballot their members on the agreement.
