'More effort' must be put into averting public sector strike, Tánaiste says

The proposal would include a significant additional back payment of €1,200 or 2%, whichever is higher, in 2026

Tánaiste Simon Harris said: 'I don't want to say anything that's provocative or escalatory, while I'm asking others to de-escalate.'

There must be "more effort" put into averting another all-out public sector strike, the Tánaiste has said, after the Government made an improved offer to unions.

The new offer could guarantee increases of 10.5% or 11% cumulatively for every public servant. There would be a bigger package and increases for lower-paid public servants, with some benefitting up to 17.8%.