Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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518. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to bring section 39 and 56 organisations back into the remit of the public service pay agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14020/21]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Public Service Agreements, including the current agreement 'Building Momentum', encompass public servants only. The pay and conditions of public servants are the responsibility of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the agreements are negotiated on that basis.

Section 39 organisations are grant-funded by the Health Service Executive under Section 39 of the Health Act 2004 and are not public service bodies. Employees of Section 39 organisations are not public servants. 

Noting that the pay and conditions of such employees are not under my remit, they are not included under the public service agreements. There are no plans at present to widen the scope of the agreements.