Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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264. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is due to pay a public service contribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49386/13]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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I understand the question relates to pay reductions applied to public servants under the terms of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts.

Under Section 12 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013, as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I am required to review the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts 2009 to 2013 annually. The review determines their operation, effectiveness and impact, having regard to the overall economic conditions of the State and national competitiveness. The review also considers whether or not any of the provisions of the Acts continue to be necessary having regard to the revenues of the State and commitments in respect of public service pay and pensions. The outcome of the review is laid before each House of the Oireachtas. The next review is required in June 2014.

Pending any change in the application of the measures in the context of the annual review or legislative change, the measures applying to the remuneration of public servants under the terms of the Acts continue to apply.