Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 December 2025
665. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will instruct the HSE to suspend retrospective recovery of specialist-qualification allowances in cases involving administrative error pending a full review of the issue. [68060/25]
View answerAlthough controls and procedures are in place to avoid incorrect salary or allowance payments, employees may occasionally receive an overpayment or underpayment of salary or an allowance.
It is HSE policy to correct these errors as soon as possible. The Payment of Wages Act, 1991, section 5(5), affords an employer a legal right to recover any overpayment of wages, allowances or expenses from the wage of employees
If there is a dispute in relation to an underpayment or overpayment, employees have recourse as set out within HSE Grievance Procedures. While the employee is engaging in this process no deductions will be made.
Please find the Grievance and Disciplinary Procedure attached.
