Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 23 September 2026
67. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the proposed 1% local bargaining payment due to post-primary teachers from 1 September 2025; when this will be paid; and to outline what has caused the delay. [67419/26]
View answerThe Public Service Agreement (PSA) 2024-2026, contained a local bargaining provision under which employers and trade unions/associations could negotiate additional changes in rates of pay and/or conditions of employment.
The application of a 1% increase to public service pay scales, as submitted by various trade unions including the ASTI and TUI under the local bargaining provision of the PSA, was agreed between the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (DPER) and the Public Services Committee of ICTU in September 2026.
My Department is engaging with relevant parties on an enabling circular in respect of the Post Primary sector. As these discussions are taking place within the industrial relations process, it would not be appropriate to comment further at this time.
