Written answers
Thursday, 18 January 2024
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Public Sector Pay
Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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170. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost to the Exchequer of a flat €750, €1,000 and €1,500 increase in full time annual pay for all public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2220/24]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The public service pay bill as set out in Budget 2024, inclusive of Local Authorities, is estimated at €26.8 billion. The estimated cost of providing for a flat €750, €1,000, and €1,500 increase in annualised basic salaries for full time public servants is set out in the table below.
| Increase | Estimated Cost |
|---|---|
| €750 | €0.4 billion |
| €1,000 | €0.5 billion |
| €1,500 | €0.8 billion |
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