Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Tánaiste did not address the situation of teachers. Will she confirm that gardaí will not be penalised from 1 July until talks take place on the outstanding elements of the Haddington Road agreement and how the agreement was to apply to them? Will she confirm that they will not face punitive measures from 1 July and that there are issues pertaining to the Haddington Road agreement that must be addressed? A person who started teaching in 2011 will earn €100,000 less than someone who started in 2010. A person who started teaching in 2012 will earn €227,000 less than someone who started in 2010. This issue must be addressed and dealt with. It is a growing issue. It is incomprehensible and cannot be allowed to continue. When will the public sector pay commission be established to deal with these anomalies in the pay of teachers and gardaí and the genuine grievances that are emerging, particularly among young gardaí and teachers but also other young people working in the public service?

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