Tailte Éireann is an independent Government agency under the aegis of my Department. Tailte Éireann provides a property registration system, property valuation service and national mapping and surveying infrastructure for the State. Under Section 8 of the Tailte Éireann Act 2022, Tailte Éireann is independent in the performance of its functions.
I am aware of the issue raised in relation to the transfer of staff from Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) to Tailte Éireann.
By way of background, Tailte Éireann is the State agency formed on 1 March 2023 following the merger of Ordnance Survey Ireland, the Property Registration Authority and the Valuation Office. All the functions previously carried out by the Property Registration Authority, the Valuation Office, and Ordnance Survey Ireland are now being performed by Tailte Éireann.
As I understand it, public pay policy, which falls under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, allows for public servants assimilating into a new organisation to transfer to the equivalent general service grade where doing so is equal to, or more beneficial than, their current terms. Grades of a higher value than the equivalent general service grade can be ring-fenced on a personal to holder basis. This ensures that no staff member is disadvantaged by the redeployment process.
My Department continues to engage with the Department for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation with a view to exploring approaches to progress the matter in a manner that is consistent with established Government pay policy and the Public Service Agreement 2024-2026.
