Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 86: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if persons working for an employer (details supplied) in County Cork are deemed to be public servants for the purposes of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act, 2009. [9787/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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Grant aided agencies (funded under Section 39 of the Health Act 2004) are not directly affected by the pay adjustments provided for under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No 2) Act 2009. Section 39 agencies are not public service bodies as defined in that Act and their employees are not public servants.

I understand that the HSE is in the process of confirming this position to the bodies concerned on foot of clarification in the matter from my Department.

Accordingly, if the organisation in question is funded by the HSE under Section 39 then its employees are not deemed to be public servants for the purposes of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act, 2009.

Question No. 87 answered with Question No. 67.