Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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293. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated full-year cost of ensuring that every public sector worker earning under €100 thousand receives a pay increase of 10% in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35647/25]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The total public service pay bill figure (inclusive of Local Authorities) for 2025 is estimated to be €30.2 billion. This includes all elements of pay, including basic pay, allowances, overtime, premia, and employer PRSI. The estimated cost of a 10% pay increase for public service workers earning less than €100,000 would be approx. €2.8 billion.