Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 February 2010
36 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has requested or instructed organisations that are funded by his Department to cut the pay of employees along the lines provided for in the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009, although such employees are not public servants within the meaning of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8393/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have issued no such request or instruction as I am not the employer of the persons concerned. Employees of non-public service organisations do not come within the scope of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009.
Reductions in programme or scheme allocations provided by the Exchequer may mean that the boards of local development companies or other similar entities form the view that pay reductions may be necessary in the context of the level of income available to them. This would be a matter for the companies or entities themselves as employers, in consultation with their employees.
