Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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30. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the pension and public pay restoration to be carried out under FEMPI by Department and public body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53430/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Public pay and pension restoration by Departments and public bodies has been and will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Lansdowne Road Agreement (LRA):

www.per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/Public-Service-Stability-Agreement-2013-2018.pdf.

and the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA):

www.per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/LRA-extension.pdf.

Pay increases under the LRAwere as follows:

2016

- 1st January annualised salaries up to €24,000 are increased by 2.5%.

- 1st January annualised salaries from €24,001 up to €31,000 are increased by 1%.

2017

- 1st September annualised salaries up to €65,000 are increased by €1,000.

Pay increases under PSSAare scheduled as follows:

2018

- 1st January annualised salaries to increase by 1%;

- 1st October annualised salaries to increase by 1%.

2019

- 1st January annualised salaries up to €30,000 to increase by 1%;

- 1st September annualised salaries to increase by 1.75%.

2020

- 1st January annualised salaries up to €32,000 to increase by 0.5%;

- 1st October annualised salaries to increase by 2%.

Pension Related Deduction changes under the LRA were as follows

- 1 January 2016 exemption threshold for payment of Pension Related Deduction (PRD) increased from €15,000 per annum to €24,750 per annum

- 1 September 2016 the exemption threshold increased further to €28,750.

Conversion of the Pension Related Deductions to the Additional Supperanuation Contribution under the PSSAare as follows

Public Servants who are Members of pre-2013 Pension Schemes with Standard Accrual Terms 1 January 2019

1 January 2020

All Public Servants who are Members of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme 1 January 2019

1 January 2020

Public Servants who are Members of pre-2013 Pension Schemes with Fast Accrual Terms (Unchanged)