A new pay deal has been approved for supervisors and Team Leaders of Employment Support Schemes.
Deputy Michael Ring says these employees will see pay increases of 3% from the 1st of April this year and that will be backdated. They will also see a further 2% rise from the 1st of November this year.
The Fine Gael Deputy has welcomed the increases and the important role such schemes have in our communities.
He has been speaking to Midwest Radio's Alannah Nolan....