Have public service wages kept up with inflation?

RTÉ News · David Murphy · 2026-10-24 05:00 UTC

Amid pay talks between Government and union leaders, Economics and Public Affairs Editor David Murphy asks whether public service wages have kept up with inflation.

Pay talks on a new public sector agreement between senior Government officials and union leaders are well under way.

The workers' representatives argue wages have fallen behind due to a significant increase in inflation over recent years.

For its part, the Government contends pay rises have kept pace with the cost of living from 2024 until the existing agreement expired in June of this year.

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