Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 31 January 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Section 39 Organisations: Discussion

9:00 am

Mr. Stephen Mulvany:

One of the Deputy's questions is whether it is acknowledged pay was cut in section 39 bodies. It is acknowledged that pay costs were cut and that, in some instances, it led to individuals' take-home pay and rates of pay being cut. The issue is that it did not happen uniformly. Therefore, we have to establish exactly what happened. Reducing pay costs is not only about reducing individuals' actual hourly rates of pay. There are other aspects to it.

I am not aware of any indication being given that there would be restoration. No doubt, there were conversations in which it was indicated that the recession would not last forever, but I would not say anyone could say firm commitments were given on restoration. However, the Deputy may have heard something different.

Could anyone say there were firm commitments given about restoration? I would say not. I do not know whether the Deputy has heard any different from-----