James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Section 39 organisations are not subject to public pay policy but we have written to them stating that at management level they should certainly be observing it in terms of additional top-ups, pay-ups and other matters. However, they are not like section 38 organisations. They do not enjoy the same rights and privileges as public servants and they are not obliged to adhere to the public pay policy either, and the terms and conditions of section 39 organisations are different to the section 38 organisations, which are the same as the public service generally.