55 Mr. Cox asked the Minister for Finance the cost of the 1 per cent payment to be made to public servants on 1 April 1994; and the measurable or noticeable improvements in efficiency and effectiveness that will be achieved by that date designed to generate savings of an equivalent value.

I would refer the Deputy to clause 2 of the proposals for a new pay agreement which forms part of the Programme for Competitiveness and Work.

Annex 1 to the draft pay agreement deals with the application to the public service of that clause. Clause 2 (iii) of Annex 1 sets out the proposed arrangements and procedures for dealing with outstanding claims in the public service under clause 3 — local bargaining — of the Programme for Economic and Social Progress pay agreement which has not yet been processed to a conclusion.