Exploratory talks to begin on new public sector pay deal

Picture shows, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath, at the media briefing on the July Jobs Stimulus in the Government Press Centre, Government Buildings. File picture. 

Exploratory talks between the Government and public sector unions are to commence after Cabinet approval was given to see if a new pay deal can be agreed.

The current public pay deal ends at the end of the year and public servants will receive the sixth pay increase, this time worth 2%, since it commenced in 2018.