‘Pay hikes must be tied to NDP delivery’

BENCHMARKING pay hikes to civil servants should be linked to the timely delivery of the National Development Plan (NDP), the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland national conference will be told today.

The Chief Executive of the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland (CCI) John Dunne is expected to demand that public sector benchmarking pay awards should be conditional on the punctual completion of the NDP.

Addressing CCI’s annual conference Mr Dunne will say: “The public sector is strong on explaining why the NDP hasn’t been delivered on time, but what we need is action on delivery.”