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Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: Was there resistance from those working in the prison system to bringing in new staff because it would have meant a reduction in overtime pay for them?

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: What types of issues were discussed in these negotiations? Was the question of hiring additional staff discussed?

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: I take the point that there must be flexibility whereby staff can be requested to work an additional shift or whatever. However, when the cost of overtime is such a large figure and such a large percentage of the basic pay bill, one would assume that bringing in additional staff would be a significant component of reform which would significantly reduce the demand for additional hours on the...

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: Will Mr. Purcell comment on the annualised hours agreement and what it has actually delivered?

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: Where is the flexibility?

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: The job of prison office is 24-7 because it has to be. How is that accommodated in practice? Do staff do rotating eight hour shifts, for example, or is there another system?

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: Has the 2005 agreement allowed staff to be rostered as they are needed?

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: Do some staff work one week on and one week off? I am trying to get an idea of exactly how personnel are deployed. Nobody becomes a prison officer with the expectation that he or she will be working 9 to 5. It is not that type of job.

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: Does the flexibility that was introduced after 2005 as a consequence of the new annualised hours arrangements and the additional hours payment mean that staff can be deployed as needed without any additional payments?

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: I assume additional staff were also hired into the service.

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: I accept that.

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: According to a note I have here, the midpoint of the pay scale for prison officers is some €35,500. However, when one takes into account the universal allowances for annualised hours and the other changes introduced in 2005, the average pay for a prison officer is more in the region of €62,000.

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: The average pay of a prison officer on the midpoint of the pay scale, taking into account the various allowances that are additional to core pay, is €62,000.

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: Does Mr. Purcell have any view as to whether this represents a fair level of remuneration in comparison with counterparts in other countries? Is the figure in line with international averages, is it excessive, or is it too low?

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: Yes. It is a very important job and this must be reflected in the pay and conditions of employment. We would agree that it is a stressful role with huge demands which people may well find hard to leave behind at the end of the day. I have no wish to refute any of that. I am merely interested in any available pay comparisons with other countries in the OECD or the European Union. There...

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: Surely if one looks at the UK system-----

Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: We do that work. We need to make sure pay is fair not just here but in every area of the public sector so that one does not find media or public commentary that people are getting paid too much or too little, and we will actually know and be confident in the figures we are paying out. A salary of €62,000 is a good one and is more than a pilot makes. Pilots must work incredibly...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Numbers (6 Nov 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Taoiseach the sectors of the public sector that are currently employed on a roster basis and if there are any plans to remove employees from the rostering system. [49078/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Numbers (6 Nov 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the sectors of the public sector that are currently employed on a roster basis and if there are any plans to remove employees from the rostering system. [49074/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff (6 Nov 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the sectors of the public sector that are currently employed on a roster basis and if there are any plans to remove employees from the rostering system. [49072/12]