Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015
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Number 39 of 2015 | ||
FINANCIAL EMERGENCY MEASURES IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ACT 2015 | ||
CONTENTS | ||
Preliminary and General | ||
Section | ||
Remuneration - Public Servants Generally | ||
Pension-related Deductions and Pensions | ||
Miscellaneous | ||
12. Amendment of Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 | ||
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Acts Referred to | ||
Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 39) | ||
Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009 (No. 41) | ||
Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009 (No. 5) | ||
Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010 (No. 38) | ||
Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18) | ||
Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39) | ||
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Number 39 of 2015 | ||
FINANCIAL EMERGENCY MEASURES IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ACT 2015 | ||
An Act, in the public interest, to provide for— | ||
(A) the amendment of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009 to effect a reduction in the amount payable under that Act by certain persons in the public service who are members of an occupational pension scheme or pension arrangement (by whatever name called); | ||
(B) an increase in the remuneration (being the remuneration as it stands reduced, before the passing of this Act, in consequence of legislation enacted in 2009 or 2013) of certain persons in the public service and for that purpose to amend the foregoing legislation; | ||
(C) an increase in the amount of pension or other benefits, other than lump sums, (being the amount of pension or other benefits as they stand reduced, before the passing of this Act, in consequence of legislation enacted in 2010 or 2013) payable to or in respect of certain persons who were in the public service under an occupational pension scheme or pension arrangement (by whatever name called) and for that purpose to amend the foregoing legislation; | ||
(D) the variation of the amount payable, or rate of payment, out of money provided by the Oireachtas or the Central Fund or the growing produce of that fund to certain persons for certain services to or on behalf of the State; | ||
(E) the amendment of sections 46 and 46A of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 ; and | ||
(F) the consequences of the inclusion of unapproved terms and conditions in the contract of employment of public servants; | ||
and to provide for related matters. | ||
[27 th November, 2015] | ||
WHEREAS economic growth has resumed and the State’s international competitiveness has improved and a significant improvement in the fiscal circumstances of the State has occurred; | ||
AND WHEREAS it remains necessary to retain firm control of current Exchequer expenditure so as to ensure ongoing access to international funding and improve competitiveness, while taking into account the continuing risks to the public finances which remain, and the need to meet the State’s commitments to have a prudent fiscal policy under the Stability and Growth Pact and the Fiscal Compact; | ||
AND WHEREAS the reductions in the remuneration and superannuation of public servants and former public servants effected by legislation enacted in the last 6 years have contributed substantially to improvements brought about in the public finances and it is equitable to implement a partial and phased reversal of those reductions— | ||
Be it therefore enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: |
