Questions from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 31748-26 and 32695-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the pay parity between staff employed in Section 38 and 39 organisations and those employed directly by the HSE.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: April 2026
Updated: June 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health if a person who was employed as an instructor in a disability
service which is wholly funded by the HSE has an entitlement to the same terms and conditions as their counterparts employed directly by the HSE. [PQ 31748/26]
To ask the Minister for Health whether a policy commitment exists to achieve pay parity between staff employed in Section 38 and Section 39 organisations and those employed directly by the HSE in disability services; and the timeline, if any, for achieving such parity. [PQ 32695/26]
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