Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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200. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the maximum number of days annual leave persons are entitled to, across the public service, including State agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14291/15]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Following agreement between public service management and the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, in the context of the Croke Park Agreement, standardised annual leave arrangements were put in place for the entire public service, including non commercial state agencies, in 2012. The number of days annual leave allowance ranges from a minimum of 22 days to a maximum of 32 days in respect of serving personnel. The implementation of the annual leave allowances is a matter for each sector.

The agreement on annual leave also stipulates that personnel on recruitment or promotion in the public service are to be placed on the standardised annual leave for their sector or organisation ranging from a minimum of 22 days to a maximum of 30 days. For certain grades, this may mean the annual leave allowance being reduced upon promotion to a higher grade.