Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 March 2013
155. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 12 March 2013, if he will provide a reconciliation between the 0% change he claims will occur to the gross salary and allowances of staff earning less than €65,000, with 10.63% reduction which the 24/7 Frontline Alliance claims will occur. [15719/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe proposals put forward by the Labour Relations Commission on 25 February last are a fair and equitable package of measures which will deliver the €1bn savings in the pay and pensions bill required by Government, while protecting those on lower incomes to the greatest extent possible.
For example, under the proposals, there is no change to the core pay of the 87% of workers in the public service who earn less than €65,000.
In contrast, those on salaries over €65,000 will have their pay reduced by between 5.5% and 10%. In the case of those with salaries greater than €100,000 salary scales will be permanently cut by the relevant percentage.
This was illustrated in the table included in Question No. 249 to which the Deputy refers.
I am not aware of the basis for the figure of 10.63% referred to by the Deputy. However, I would again reiterate that the proposals emerging from the negotiations represent a fair and balanced deal, which protects the core salaries of the vast majority (87%) of public servants.
