Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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318. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the regulations for the new sick pay arrangements in the public service will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8004/14]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The new sick leave scheme for the public service is being introduced by Regulations made under the recently enacted Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments)(Amendment) Act 2013.  The legislation provides me, as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, with the basis to regulate for sick leave across the public service.

During the passage of the Bill through the Houses of the Oireachtas in December 2013, I tabled an amendment to the legislation that requires the Ministerial Regulations to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas with the scope for either House to annul the Regulations within 21 sitting days.

The development and publication of the Regulations is a matter of priority for my Department and the Regulations are currently at an advanced stage of drafting.  The new sick leave scheme for the public service will be introduced with effect from 31 March 2014.