(LRC Revised)

Number 18 of 2013

FINANCIAL EMERGENCY MEASURES IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ACT 2013

REVISED

Updated to 1 September 2019

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013

. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under

the

Law Reform Commission Act 1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation

of statute law.

All Acts up to and including

Judicial Council Act 2019

(33/2019), enacted 23 July 2019, and all statutory instruments up to and including

National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014 (State Authority) Order 2019

(S.I. No. 446 of 2019), made 1 September 2019, were considered in the preparation

of this Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

to

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

Number

18

of

2013

FINANCIAL EMERGENCY MEASURES IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ACT 2013

REVISED

Updated to 1 September 2019

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Interpretation.

2. Reduction in remuneration of public servants who earn more than €65,000.

3. Consequential amendments of Act of 2009.

4. Amendment of definition of “pensioner” in Act of 2010.

5. Reduction in certain public service pensions.

6. Consequential amendments of Act of 2010.

7. Pay scales: suspension, subject to exceptions, for certain period.

8. Exemption, etc., from operation of

section 7

in certaincircumstances.

9. Certain pension rights not affected.

10. Amendment of Schedule to Act of 2009.

11. Amendment of Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009.

12. Review of this Act and certain enactments of like character.

13. Short title.

Acts Referred to

Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010

2010, No. 24

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009

2009, No. 5

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009

2009, No. 41

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010

2010, No. 38

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011

2011, No. 39

Organisation of Working Time Act 1997

1997, No. 20

Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012

2012, No. 37

Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004

2004, No. 7

Number

18

of

2013

FINANCIAL EMERGENCY MEASURES IN THE PUBLIC

INTEREST ACT 2013

REVISED

Updated to 1 September 2019

AN ACT, IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, TO PROVIDE FOR—

(A) THE REDUCTION OF THE REMUNERATION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVANTS (INCLUDING MEMBERS

OF THE HOUSES OF THE OIREACHTAS, THE JUDICIARY AND CERTAIN OFFICE HOLDERS);

(B) THE REDUCTION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE PAYMENT OF PENSION OR OTHER BENEFITS (OTHER

THAN LUMP SUMS) PAYABLE TO OR IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE OR WERE IN THE

PUBLIC SERVICE (INCLUDING MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSES OF THE OIREACHTAS,

FORMER MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY AND FORMER HOLDERS OF CERTAIN OFFICES) UNDER AN OCCUPATIONAL

PENSION SCHEME OR PENSION ARRANGEMENT (BY WHATEVER NAME CALLED); AND

(C) THE ALTERATION OF THE OPERATION OF SCALES OF PAY FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS (INCLUDING

THE SUSPENSION OF THE AWARDING, FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD, OF INCREMENTS UNDER THOSE SCALES),

AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[5

th June

, 2013]

WHEREAS budgetary and fiscal measures have been taken by the State since 2009 to

address a serious disturbance in the economy and a decline in the economic circumstances

of the State that have occurred;

AND WHEREAS it is necessary for the State to achieve further significant savings

in its expenditure, both directly and indirectly, on remuneration and in its expenditure

on public service pensions as a contribution to the reduction of the shortfall between

revenue and expenditure that is needed to put debt on a downward path;

AND WHEREAS the State is availing itself of a financial assistance programme established

by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund with funding provided by

the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism, the European Financial Stability Facility,

the bilateral lenders (the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Kingdom of

Denmark) and the International Monetary Fund and it is necessary to adopt a range

of measures to meet commitments included in that programme to address the economic

crisis in the State;

AND WHEREAS it is necessary for the State to take measures as part of remedial action

to maintain the State’s path toward correcting the excessive deficit by 2015 in line with the recommendation

to that effect of the Council of the European Union (Council Recommendation with a

view to bringing to an end the situation of an excessive deficit in Ireland of 7 December

2010);

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Interpretation.

2. Reduction in remuneration of public servants who earn more than €65,000.

3. Consequential amendments of Act of 2009.

4. Amendment of definition of “pensioner” in Act of 2010.

5. Reduction in certain public service pensions.

6. Consequential amendments of Act of 2010.

7. Pay scales: suspension, subject to exceptions, for certain period.

8. Exemption, etc., from operation of

section 7

in certaincircumstances.

9. Certain pension rights not affected.

10. Amendment of Schedule to Act of 2009.

11. Amendment of Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009.

12. Review of this Act and certain enactments of like character.

13. Short title.

Number

18

of

2013