Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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250. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if or when the two extra hours to be worked each week for persons who would normally have worked 35 hours a week, agreed under the public service stability agreement, are due to expire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32647/16]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The requirement for additional working hours for public servants was introduced under Section 2.4 of the Public Service Stability Agreement (Haddington Road Agreement) in 2013.  These additional working hours have contributed to the maintenance and enhancement of existing public services during a period of significant constraints on public expenditure and at a time when public services are under increasing demand.

The additional hours have facilitated a large increase in public service productivity and are an important element of the public service reform programme. The Public Service Stability Agreement was extended under the terms of the Lansdowne Road Agreement out to September 2018.