Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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213. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the FEMPI-era reduction in the daily rate of payment for former members of the public service appointed for their expertise and experience to public sector interview boards; his plans to examine the matter; and if he will make a statement on the Civil Service Renewal 2030 Strategy. [4158/25]

Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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217. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the ongoing public sector discussions with regard to a reversal of the previous financial decision to reduce the daily rate of payment for former members of the public service appointed for their expertise and experience to public sector interview boards, while indirectly noting the Civil Service Renewal 2030 Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4275/25]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 217 together.

The rates payable to retired Public Servants for serving on Interview Boards are in place since 1 July 2013. The rate payable is determined by the grade an individual served at the time of retirement, see the below table for current rates. The rates are under review by my Department.

Civil Service Renewal 2030 is a strategy for the Civil Service with a vision for ‘An innovative, professional and agile Civil Service that improves the lives of the people of Ireland through excellence in service delivery and strategic policy development’. The strategy was published in 2021 and is framed around three core themes – Digital First and Embedding Innovation; Workforce, Workplace and Organisation of the Future; and Evidence-Informed Policy and Services. The strategy and other reform initiatives such as Connecting Government 2030, the Digital and ICT strategy for the public service, are closely aligned to Better Public Services, the Public Service Transformation strategy which was published in 2023. Details on the Better Public Services strategy and related transformation initiatives are available on the Better Public Services website on www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/1cde2-better-public-services/.