Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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354. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civil servants who are subject to a freeze on their increment payment in 2014; the number of public service employees under his remit who are subject to a freeze on their increment payment in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33491/14]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The Haddington Road Agreement provides for a range of increment and related balancing measures depending on relevant earnings. Under the terms of the Agreement, those earning under €35,000 will have a three month increment pause during the lifetime of the Agreement. For those on salaries between €35,000 and 65,000, two three month increment pauses will apply (a total of a six month pause), and for those earning above €65,000 to ther maximum of the Principal (Higher) scale or equivalent, two six month pauses will apply over the course of the Agreement.  Finally, incremental progression is suspended for three years for those on salary scales starting over €100,000. Based on the best available data available to my Department, the number of civil servants who will have an increment paused or frozen in 2014, including those under the remit of my Department, is estimated at some 3,900 (on a head count basis).