Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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1663. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding section 56 and section 59 workers; if they will receive pay restoration in line with their section 39 colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15019/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The WRC agreements reached in October 2018 and December 2020 in relation to pay restoration refer only to organisations which are funded under section 39 of the Health Act 2004.  This means that agencies who are funded under Section 56 of the Child and Family Agency Act 2013 are not part of this agreement. 

Any information sought on section 56 agencies funded under the Child and Family Agency Act 2013should be directed to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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1664. To ask the Minister for Health when section 39 workers at an organisation (details supplied) will receive pay restoration. [15022/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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An agreement was reached by parties at the Workplace Relations Commission in October 2018, in relation to a process of pay restoration for staff employed by 50 pilot section 39 agencies.  Pay restoration commenced in April 2019 with an annual pay increase of up to €1,000.  Any outstanding balance would be paid in two equal amounts in 2020 and 2021, if due.

The agreement reached at the WRC noted that some organisations (approximately 250) which did not form part of the pilot phase are also likely to have pay restoration issues.  It stated that a process of engagement to address this would commence in 2019.  It is the organisations who were identified in that initial agreement reached at the WRC in 2018 that are included in this final phase of pay restoration. 

Since late 2019, there was a number of meetings between the parties at the WRC, in relation to this final phase.  The HSE have been costing this next phase of pay restoration and have asked those eligible 250 organisations, who were included as part of the WRC agreement, to submit an application which will be subject to assessment and verification by the HSE. 

I can confirm that following engagement at the Workplace Relations Commission in early December, the parties reached an agreement in relation to the 250 organisations.  A payment arrangement consisting of three phases was agreed with the first two payments to be made in 2021.

I can confirm that Prosper Fingal is an organisation that is included in this final phase of pay restoration.

Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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1665. To ask the Minister for Health the organisations and the number of workers in each in State-funded health and social care organisation which have not received pay restoration in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15024/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.