PQ 1116
1116. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware that healthcare assistants employed by an organisation(details supplied) were excluded from the 2025 pay agreement between the union and representatives of the social and community sector which provided for a 9.25% increase for Section 39 workers; the reason these workers were deemed "out of scope"; whether her Department or the HSE has reviewed this decision; the steps being taken to address pay parity for these workers in line with comparable Section 39 healthcare assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6370/26]
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1116. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware that healthcare assistants employed by an organisation(details supplied) were excluded from the 2025 pay agreement between the union and representatives of the social and community sector which provided for a 9.25% increase for Section 39 workers; the reason these workers were deemed "out of scope"; whether her Department or the HSE has reviewed this decision; the steps being taken to address pay parity for these workers in line with comparable Section 39 healthcare assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6370/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-01-27/1116/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-01-27/pq_1116