Public sector pay talks: Unions and Government agree deal for 10.25% pay rise 

The agreement runs for two and a half years and the total cost amounts to €3.6bn spread over four Budget years — 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027

The Agreement runs for two and a half years and the total cost amounts to €3.6bn spread over four Budget years — 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027.

Public servants will receive a 10.25% pay rise over two-and-a-half-years after an agreement was struck between unions and the Government.

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has welcomed the proposed public pay agreement reached at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). It will see a local bargaining mechanism of 1% added to 9.25% pay increases.