David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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914. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of implementing a pay increase for all those employed under the remit of her Department after 1 January 2011 of 2%, 4% and 5%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23509/16]

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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On 2nd December 2010 the Government approved the reduction by 10% of the salary scale for new entrants to traditional recruitment grades in the public service, with effect from 1st January, 2011. Insofar as my Department is concerned, the estimated cost of implementing a pay increase for those recruited in these traditional recruitment grades, post 1 January, 2011 is as follows.

A pay increase of 2%, inclusive of employers PRSI is estimated at €24,531. A pay increase of 4%, inclusive of employers PRSI is estimated at €49,061. Finally, a pay increase of 5%, inclusive of employers PRSI is estimated at €61,327. The total pay bill for my Department is €49 million approximately.

This costing specifically relates to recruits encompassed by the 10% reduction in entry grades to the public service which came into effect on 1st January, 2011.