Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

From my understanding, the vast majority of civil servants are paid either weekly or biweekly. We think very few are paid monthly. Would it be possible to change the frequency of payment? I would imagine that would be a tough thing to do because it is part of the employment contract. I imagine that the State, as an employer, would also have to consider the cash flow consequences involved in changing the frequency of payment and allowing employees to determine when they want to be paid. However, I do not think the Deputy asked that. I think she asked about employees putting a request in as to when they will be paid. That would probably be a difficult request to be able to fulfil across all of our public servants. In any event, I understand that nearly all are paid, at most, fortnightly.