Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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1604.To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered extending the CNM2 salary scale by one further scale point and the introduction of a long-service increment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[33926/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the very important part that Clinical Nurse and Midwife Managers play in our health sector. They have a key role in the effective coordination of care for patients in our Health Service.

Recent increases applied to the Clinical Nurse/ Midwife Manager 2 (CNM2/CMM2) scale were the result of the implementation of recommendation 45 of the Expert Review Body (ERB) on Nursing and Midwifery.

Recommendation 45 set out that the Clinical Nurse Manager 2 and Clinical Midwife Manager 2 pay scale would be extended by an additional scale point, making point 10 the new maximum of the scale. The scale would also gain a Long Service Increment at point 11.

As part of the new Public Service Agreement 2024-2026, it was agreed that ERB recommendation 45, as set out in Labour Court Recommendation, LCR22828, would be implemented with effect from 1 January 2024.

Circular 2/2024 has been issued by the Department of Health, sanctioning the implementation of this pay change from 1 January 2024.