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Thursday, 23 June 2016

Department of Social Protection

Public Sector Allowances

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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167. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of reintroducing public sector allowances for public sector workers in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17689/16]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Responsibility for Civil Service allowances rests with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

Following the Government Decision of 18thSeptember 2012 in relation to allowances in payment to civil servants, a number of allowances were to be abolished or reviewed and modified. This was communicated to all Departments by letter from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on 4thOctober 2012 and was fully implemented by my Department.

In the time available it has not been possible to produce an accurate estimate of the cost of re-introducing these allowances. This is being prepared and will be sent to the Deputy shortly.

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