Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 April 2015
321. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of applications for increases in remuneration received by his Department since 1 January 2014; the details of the application for increase, that is the posts and levels of increase involved; and whether the application was approved. [15494/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraNo cost-increasing claims by trade unions or employees for improvements in pay or conditions of employment can be made or processed during the currency of the Haddington Road Agreement.
As the Deputy will be aware, I have indicated my intention to enter into discussions later this year with the public service unions, and the representatives of public service pensioners, on successor arrangements to Haddington Road and on the gradual wind down of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Acts. The public service unions have also indicated their intention to submit pay claims this year, should economic circumstances permit. Any discussions on pay will, of course, take place in the context of the State's fiscal position and the pace of financial recovery for this year and 2016.
