Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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342. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the obstacle to the implementation of the technical pay agreement agreed over a year ago with the Defence Forces. [40190/20]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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A review of technical pay in the Defence Forces was provided for in the Public Service Agreement 2010 - 2014 (Croke Park Agreement). The purpose of the review in the context of the agreement was to rationalise existing technical pay arrangements and consider if the requirements could be met in a more cost effective manner. A review of Technical Pay Group 1 was conducted in 2014 and came into effect at the beginning of 2015.

While the review of Technical Grades 2-6 was underway, the recommendation from the Public Service Pay Commission relating to the review was substantially different to the focus of the original review.

The Public Service Pay Commission recommended that the review of Technical Pay Groups 2 - 6, be completed at the earliest opportunity, without compromising the Public Service Stability Agreement.

This matter will be considered in the negotiations on the next public service pay agreement.