Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Public Accounts Committee

Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances

1:35 pm

Mr. John Clinton:

-----was made in late 2003. It was made by the Department. We turned it down and put a second one to a ballot. When it was turned down, we entered into negotiations through the Labour Relations Commission. It was clearly decided that working arrangements would first be negotiated and that the parties would then go before the arbitration board to see what the package was worth. It granted the 8% operational allowance.