Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has met ICTU recently. [38482/16]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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In the context of the Labour Court Recommendations on Garda pay, and the potential wider implications for the Lansdowne Road Agreement, I met with representatives from ICTU on the 7th of November to listen to their views and inform considerations on these matters by Government. 

Officials from my Department met with the Public Service Committee of ICTU under the framework provided by Section 6 of the Lansdowne Road Agreement to address an anomaly issue arising in the context of Labour Court Recommendations (CD/16/321& CD/16/322) in respect of the Garda Associations.

These negotiations successfully concluded last week with the announcement of an increase in annualised salaries of €1,000 for the period 1 April 2017 to August 2017 inclusive for:

- those on annualised salaries up to €65,000;

- who are parties to the Lansdowne Road Agreement; and

- who do not stand to benefit from the Labour Court Recommendations (CD/16/321 & CD/16/322).