Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate PDFORRA, its general secretary, Gerard Guinan, and others who supported the case that was taken recently. Both PDFORRA and RACO have made estimates of the number of annual leave days lost in 2016. PDFORRA said its members lost up to 37,000 days annual leave. RACO said its members lost nearly ten annual leave days in the same year. Will retrospective payment or recognition of the days lost require a supplementary budget? Has the Minister of State made the Minister for Finance aware that, based on the findings of the court case, there is a need for a supplementary budget to address the outstanding days leave that have been lost? What action will the Minister of State take? When will the defence regulations the Minister of State signed or will sign take effect?

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