John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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160. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views that pay inequality in the public service is contrary to the principle of equal pay for equal work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12253/16]

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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163. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will end the pay inequality to which teachers who qualified after 2011 are subject, given five years of unequal pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12251/16]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 and 163 together.

The issue of addressing the difference in incremental salary scales between those public servants, including Teachers, who entered public service employment since 2011 and those who entered before that date was addressed with the relevant union interests under the provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA). Any further consideration of remuneration for any group of public servants, including issues related to more recently recruited public servants, will fall to be examined within the provisions of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013-2018 (Lansdowne Road Agreement). It will also of course have to comply with the terms of the Financial Emergency in the Public Service Acts 2009-2013 (FEMPI) as well as its affordability being underpinned through delivering enhanced work place practices and productivity.