Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 November 2022
237. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the remaining actions that remain to be implemented as part of the Building Momentum pay agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56658/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe current public service agreement is ‘Building Momentum – A New Public Service Agreement 2021 – 2022’ which was due to expire at the end of 2022. As the Deputy will be aware, discussions on an extension to Building Momentum took place in August 2022 and the resulting proposals have now been accepted by the majority of the members of the relevant unions and representative associations. This extension makes Building Momentum a three year pay deal, which will run until the end of 2023.
In total, including both the original Agreement and the extension, headline benefits over the lifetime of Building Momentum now amount to 9.5%, or just over 3% per year. In respect of public servants at lower pay levels, the extended Building Momentum provides for increases of 12.5% over its lifetime, which is an average of just over 4% per annum.
The pay measures that have been implemented to date under the agreement are as follows:
- A general round increase in annualised basic salary for all public servants of 1% or €500, whichever is greater, on 1 October 2021.
- The equivalent of a 1% increase in annualised basic salaries to be used as a Sectoral Bargaining Fund, in accordance with Chapter 2 of the Agreement, on 1 February 2022.
- An increase in annualised basic salaries for public servants of 3% backdated to 2 February 2022.
- A general round increase in annualised basic salaries for all public servants of 1% or €500, whichever is greater on, 1 October 2022.
In addition to the above the following measures are to be implemented in 2023:
- An increase in annualised basic salaries for public servants of 2% on 1 March 2023.
- An increase in annualised basic salaries for public servants of 1.5% or €750, whichever is greater, on 1 October 2023.
