Northern Ireland Civil Service: Public Holidays (Hansard, 27 January 2005)

HL Deb 27 January 2005 vol 668 c171WA 171WA

§ Lord Laird
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the annual cost in employees' salaries and related employers' costs of allowing Northern Ireland civil servants three days more public holidays than civil servants in Great Britain. [HL801]

§ Baroness Amos
Northern Ireland civil servants in the 11 departments of the Northern Ireland Administration and the Northern Ireland Office receive 1.5 extra public and privilege days when compared to civil servants in Great Britain, owing to the greater number of bank holidays in Northern Ireland. These 1.5 days equate to approximately £2.8 million in salaries and related employers' costs.