What is in the new public sector pay deal?

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Economics and Public Affairs Editor David Murphy breaks down the details of a new draft pay deal that trade unions have agreed with the Government

Trade unions last night agreed on a new draft pay deal with the Government, suspending plans for a public sector strike tomorrow.

The proposals will deliver pay increases of 10.75% over two years and nine months in a deal that will run to March 2029.

Talks concluded at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) at around 3.30am this morning.

Economics and Public Affairs Editor David Murphy breaks down the details of the draft pay deal.

The new agreement covers public sector workers. That includes the civil service, Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána, teachers, doctors, nurses and a wide range of public sector workers.

Every few years the Government negotiates a new agreement with unions representing public sector workers because their wages do not automatically rise with inflation.

The last deal expired on 30 June of this year. It contained a 10.25% pay rise over two and a half years at a cost of €3.6 billion.

The new agreement contains a pay rise of 10.75% over a period of two years and nine months.

There are also a series of measures to support lower-paid workers. This deal will cost the taxpayer €5.2 billion.

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