Written answers
Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Public Sector Pay
Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost to the Exchequer of an increase of 1.5% or €750, whichever is greater, for all public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3230/24]
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 1.5% or €750, whichever is greater, increase in annualised basic salaries for full time public servants is set out in the table below.
| Increase | Estimated Cost |
|---|---|
| 1.5% or €750, whichever is greater | €0.5 billion |
These are full year costs, inclusive of basic pay increases, employer PRSI costs and pension impacts.
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