Public servants are in line for a pay rise next year under a new two-year agreement reached with trade unions.
The proposed deal will replace the Public Service Stability Agreement which expires at the end of this month.
The proposals were outlined at a meeting of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions' Public Services Committee after talks at the Workplace Relations Commission ended in the early hours of this morning.
They include two 1% pay increases worth €500, one in October of next year with the second pay rise in October 2022.
Unions say this would mean public servants on lower incomes will receive a significantly larger percentage increase than higher-paid staff.
There will also be the potential for a further 1% rise in February 2022 - however, this will be based on sectoral bargaining.
The package includes commitments to establish an independent body to in March to begin the process of returning to pre-Haddington Road hours and to resolve issues surrounding pay for entrant teachers.
Overtime and premium payments will return to pre-2013 levels.
The deal, if ratified by members in a union ballot, will run from January 1st next year until December 31st, 2022.
