Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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352. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will clarify if all branches of the civil service within his Department are applying Department policy that staff progress or incremental salary scales on the basis of a single point per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8685/14]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Pay and incremental progression within my Department is operated in line with Government policy and the payment of increments is subject to satisfactory performance under the Performance Management Development System (PMDS) and compliance with sick leave regulations.

It should be noted that the process of progression by one incremental step per annum has been modified in line with the application of pay adjustments and related measures in accordance with the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act, 2013 and the Haddington Road Agreement. The incremental progression interval has been extended from 12 months to between 15 and 18 months depending on pay scale as set out in the Haddington Road Agreement.