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# Public Sector

This month
December 2023
Talks on public sector pay deal to resume at Workplace Relations Commission
Unions last week accepted an invitation to discuss pay within the sector by Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe.
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Dec 1st 2023, 9:50 AM
This year
2023
Pay talks: Additional money for HSE funded agencies 'must go on worker's pay, not admin costs'
Trade unions are set to push the State to reclassify agency healthcare workers as public servants.
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Apr 16th 2023, 10:00 PM
Last year
2022
Middle garda ranks in three counties reject new roster proposal but agree to back pay increase
Gardaí cite cost of living and work life balance for reasons to reject new roster.
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Sep 15th 2022, 4:26 PM
Public sector buildings to turn off heat 1-2 hours before closing time
Public sector bodies will be required to set temperatures to the guideline of 19 degrees where appropriate.
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Sep 7th 2022, 7:34 PM
High-earning public servants to have pay restored, as Varadkar admits timing 'isn't the best'
The public servants due to have their pay restored include medical consultants, members of the judiciary and some CEOs.
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Jun 22nd 2022, 9:00 AM
Dr Tony Holohan will not take up controversial role at Trinity College and will retire as Chief Medical Officer
Dr Holohan said he will leave the public service after stepping down as CMO later this year.
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Apr 9th 2022, 3:14 PM
All time
Unions agree deal to give 1% pay rise to public servants this year and another in 2022
The package was ratified at a meeting this morning.
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Feb 23rd 2021, 1:27 PM
Talks on new public service pay agreement to start this week
The Public Service Stability Agreement expires at the end of the year.
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Nov 24th 2020, 8:30 PM
Explainer: Why are politicians getting a 2% pay rise?
Many are angry that TDs and senators will see a pay rise next week.
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Sep 23rd 2020, 12:49 PM
Efforts underway to resolve issue after thousands of public sector workers didn't get paid today
The National Shared Services Office is aware of the issue and working to resolve it.
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Mar 19th 2020, 11:13 AM
Public sector hoovering up office space in capital as it's becoming Dublin's fastest growing employer
Over 4,900 jobs were created in public administration last year, according to the latest Savills Ireland report.
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Jun 12th 2019, 6:00 AM
European Court rules that two-tier teacher pay scale isn't age discrimination
Teacher’s union the INTO said that it the ruling was “a bitter disappointment”.
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Feb 14th 2019, 2:02 PM
'The start of Paschal's troubles': Primary teachers reject public sector pay deal
The INTO said that the pay deal did not address the issue of pay inequality for newcomers to the profession.
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Jul 13th 2017, 3:59 PM
Public service pay deal is 'fair to workers and taxpayers' - Donohoe
A draft deal to succeed the Lansdowne Road agreement was reached late last night.
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Jun 8th 2017, 6:00 PM
Paschal Donohoe is gearing up for a 'very demanding' public sector pay showdown
The Public Service Pay Commission will soon deliver its report.
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Apr 28th 2017, 9:49 AM
Civil servants' union wants a €1.4 billion pay restoration
Geraghty said that he didn’t want the issue to be a public sector versus private sector divide, but said that their demands were “reasonable”.
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Apr 20th 2017, 7:47 AM
Here is the pay gap between public and private sector workers
Earnings were generally higher in the public sector, but the gap has narrowed markedly.
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Mar 15th 2017, 10:56 PM
Government to talk to public sector unions about Garda pay deal
Siptu has deferred its planned industrial action ballot as a result.
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Nov 29th 2016, 5:06 PM
Now it's the private sector: unions demand 4% increase for all members
Pressure is mounting on government to deal with the public pay row, as private sector unions set to lodge pay claims.
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Nov 15th 2016, 8:22 PM
Updated: Health Minister will engage with IMO as junior doctors vote on industrial action
The ongoing dispute centres on the restoration of an agreed €3000 “living-out” allowance.
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Nov 14th 2016, 8:05 PM
First the buses, now the gardaí: Government fears 'domino effect' in public sector pay demands
Minister Donohoe reiterated that any public sector pay claims must be settled through the Lansdowne Agreement.
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Sep 30th 2016, 12:46 PM
What the children’s hospital tells us about public sector decision-making
In planning the project, political expediency and complacency took precedence over the actual needs of children, writes Aaron McKenna.
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Apr 30th 2016, 8:15 AM
Only way to pay young public servants equally is to end generous pension regime
When addressing public sector pay, the big elephant in the room isn’t just the upfront costs of recruiting new entrants, Aaron McKenna argues.
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Apr 3rd 2016, 8:00 AM
Watch out civil servants - Renua are gunning for you
The party launched the first of two policy documents (relating to public service rewards and a ‘right to know’ public data law) this afternoon.
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Nov 3rd 2015, 3:50 PM
Even more public servants are rejecting a pay deal
Unite have said no to the Lansdowne Road proposals.
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Aug 10th 2015, 3:43 PM
Debate Room: Are keep fit schemes in work a great idea or majorly intrusive?
Leo Varadkar has announced a new initiative for public sector employees. – but is it a good idea or a bad idea?
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Jun 24th 2015, 4:30 PM
Public sector workers shouldn't get disproportionate pay increases over everyone else
A €2,000 pay rise for virtually all public sector workers over the next two years is madness, no matter what kind of spin the union bosses want to put on it.
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Jun 6th 2015, 8:00 AM
Four out of 10 companies won't be giving pay rises this year
Ibec has warned that the new public sector pay deal could create create “unrealistic wage expectation” in the private sector.
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Jun 2nd 2015, 6:01 AM
Most public servants will get €2,000 extra over the next two years
The government has struck a deal with public sector unions this evening.
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May 29th 2015, 6:12 PM
Today's top stories in 7 seconds
Don’t have time to mull over the news? Here’s everything you need to know.
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May 7th 2015, 1:00 PM
How big is the average penis? That, and more, in the week in numbers
Plus: How much did Willie Walsh earn last year?
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Mar 7th 2015, 7:00 PM
Public sector workers shouldn't expect a pay rise this year
The Taoiseach has said economic recovery will be a priority in any talks about wage increases.
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Jan 4th 2015, 11:16 AM
Opinion: The Irish civil service is a genuine success story – other countries should follow our model
So much irrationality is directed at our civil service, including the dangerous notion of privatisation of functions, that the hard work of many decent people is overlooked.
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Nov 5th 2014, 8:20 AM
Opinion: Attempts to reform the civil service (again) may simply waste more money
The only effective public sector reform is privatisation.
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Nov 1st 2014, 8:00 AM
Cork County Council may ditch controversial JobBridge scheme
The Council are set to vote on a motion that could make the local authority one of the first in the country to stop using the Government backed internships.
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Sep 10th 2014, 6:16 PM
Public sector average wages are €300 per week higher than private sector
The average public sector wage is just short of €920 per week – but experts say that could be skewed.
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Aug 25th 2014, 10:51 PM
Aaron McKenna: Why are we still rewarding failure and sparing punishment in the public sector?
The public sector employs hundreds of thousands of people, yet it rarely if ever actually dismisses anyone. It’s bizarre.
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Aug 2nd 2014, 8:00 AM
This top civil servant wants to talk about making it easier to sack public sector workers
Robert Watt has admitted it is easier to sack workers in the private sector than it is in the public sector.
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Jul 23rd 2014, 6:30 PM
Column: Here's where we can make cuts – and savings! – that won’t hurt services, jobs or salaries
Cutting costly emissions from thousands of public buildings would help the environment and save Ireland €200m a year – without requiring a single job loss.
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Apr 16th 2014, 8:00 AM
Ex-firefighter running in locals wants whistleblower legislation for all public sector workers
John Kidd said he’ll be sticking up for middle income workers if he’s elected.
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Mar 23rd 2014, 5:00 PM
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