Public Sector Pay
Dail Éireann — 2025-12-11
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Jack Chambers (FF), Dublin West

On a wider point, the budgets we implemented this year and in recent years are progressive. That is reflected in the SWITCH model the ESRI has around low-income deciles. The two lowest income deciles have been where the concentration of supports has been in terms of our response from a social protection perspective and the changes around income tax I made as Minister for Finance.
We received recommendations from the independent senior posts remuneration committee. It is important we have a structured way to set salaries within the State. That is why we have a banded structure based on the market median in respect of commercial State bodies. It is important we have that in the context of attracting people to run those companies, whether utilities or other State bodies, so that we drive performance. That is why there has to be a full assessment within the board and with the consent of the relevant Minister, in line with the wider focus on performance within State bodies.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-11