Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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255. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if pay rises were discussed at his last meeting with the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10349/14]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Public Service pay policy as negotiated and agreed in June 2013 under the terms of the Haddington Road Agreement provided for a reduction of €1bn in the public service paybill up to 2016 through pay reductions and productivity increases.   The Agreement, which applies for a period of three years from July 2013, sets out the measures to be implemented in order to generate the required savings.  The Agreement, as negotiated and agreed by the parties, does not provide for pay increases and the issue has not featured in any discussions or meetings by me with any parties to that Agreement.