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THE DEPARTMENT OF Public Expenditure and Reform today announced its review of the various allowances currently claimed by members of the public service.
The review breaks down its recommendations on the necessity of these allowances into three sections: Those they recommend be kept and given to new workers, those they recommend be modified in some way for future employees – and those that they think should no longer be given to new employees.
Almost 1,000 allowances are in place, according to figures from the department. Minister Brendan Howlin said today that his department will not realise the savings of €75m it had hoped to make by reforming the allowance system.
The following are among the public service allowances which the department would like to see kept in future for all new and current beneficiaries:
Across all sectors:
PUBLIC SERVICE
Education:
Defence
Local Government
Garda Sector
HSE
CIVIL SERVICE
Irish Prisons Service
Revenue
Justice
Social Protection
Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine
Office of Public Works
Central Statistics Office
NON-COMMERCIAL STATE AGENCIES
Road Safety Authority
National Museum of Ireland
Chester Beatty
IMMA
Ordnance Survey Ireland
Health and Safety Authority
Teagasc
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