Written answers

Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Social Welfare Code

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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245. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will amend statutory sick pay criteria to align it with illness benefit in relation to PRSI, USC and employer’s PRSI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7092/24]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Statutory sick leave policy is the responsibility of my colleague the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The matter of deductions from payments of statutory sick pay is proper to my colleague the Minister for Finance.

I trust this clarifies the matter.

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