Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 April 2015
151. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the implications for serving and retired public servants under the aegis of his Department of the single euro payments area payments clearing and settlement system being closed on 1 May 2015; if arrangements are being made to ensure that persons receive their entitlements on the due date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16378/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, under the newly established Payroll Shared Services Centre (PSSC) has responsibility for the payment of salaries only to serving public servants in the public service bodies listed as follows. Friday 1 May 2015 is a bank holiday in many Euro currency/EU countries and, as a result, the Euro payments clearing and settlement system will be closed. In order to ensure that employees served by the PSSC do not experience a delay in receiving salary payments falling due on May 1, arrangements are in place for payments falling due to be made one day earlier on April 30.
For the Deputy's information, I have set out the public service bodies serviced by the PSSC: An Garda Síochána; Commission for Public Service Appointments; Courts Service; Credit Union Restructuring Board; Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht; Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources; Department of Defence (civil servants); Department of Education and Skills (civil servants); Department of Finance; Department of Justice; Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Department of the Taoiseach; Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport; Health Information Quality Authority; Irish Prison Service; Law Reform Commission; Legal Aid Board; National Council for Special Education; National Disability Authority; National Library; National Museum; Office of the Attorney General; Office of the Chief State Solicitor; Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; Office of the Ombudsman; Office of the President; Probation and Welfare Service; Property Registration Authority; The State Laboratory.
