Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

This is a technical amendment to clarify that when a person is redeployed, the total pay in the new post must not be less than basic pay in the old post. The provision as published provides that where a person is redeployed, the basic pay in the new post will not be less than the basic pay in the old post. The text anticipates that, on assignment to the new post, allowances will always be payable but that may not be the position in every case. The text is being amended to remove any doubt on the issue. It is something we discussed during the debate on Second State and I want to bring clarity to it.