Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 April 2026
276. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether full-time employees of statutory regulators such as the CCPC, are considered to be civil servants either as a matter of law or for the purposes of national wage agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31702/26]
View answerEmployees of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission are not considered civil servants. There is no provision in the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 designating staff of the Commission as civil servants, and they are employed directly by the Commission rather than under the Civil Service Regulation Acts.
However, as employees of a non-commercial State body funded by the Exchequer, CCPC staff are appropriately classified as public servants.
National public service pay agreements, which operate in accordance with Government pay policy, are negotiated centrally on behalf of relevant civil servants and public servants. While CCPC employees are not civil servants, these pay agreements generally apply to them in their capacity as public servants, subject to the usual ratification and approval processes under Government pay control arrangements.
The CCPC operates under the aegis of my Department for these purposes.
