Government offers unions a public sector pay increase package worth €2.9bn

Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe called on unions to reflect on the offer.

The Government has offered unions a public sector pay increase package worth €2.9bn which would see wages of public servants increase by 8.5% in just under two-and-a-half years, the Public Expenditure Minister has said.

Speaking to reporters after talks failed to reach an agreement, Paschal Donohoe said the proposal is designed to ensure the lowest-paid public sector workers would see their pay increase by 12% during the period of the agreement.