Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects to receive the report of the Public Service Pay Commission; his priorities in respect of restoration of pay levels in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26045/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The initial Report of the Public Service Pay Commission was published on Tuesday, 9 May 2017. For its initial report the Commission was asked to provide input on how the unwinding of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest legislation should proceed having regard to:

- The evolution of pay trends in the public and private sectors, based on published data;

- A comparison of pay rates for identifiable groups within the public service with prevailing non-public sector market rates;

- International rates and comparisons where possible; and

- The state of the national finances

The Commission was also asked to give consideration to other conditions of service of public servants, including tenure and pension, as well as recruitment and retention trends in the public service.

Following this initial report the Government will give consideration to what other matters the Commission may be asked to consider in due course.

The Public Service Pay Commission's initial report to Government focused on public service remuneration in the context of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts 2009 – 2015. The findings of the Commission are contributing to and informing  considerations in relation to Public Service remuneration by Public Service employers and staff interests in negotiations on an extension to the Lansdowne Road Agreement. These negotiations are currently underway and are being facilitated by the Workplace Relations Commission.