Unions are to begin balloting their members following yesterday's conclusion of the Lansdowne Road Agreement.

The deal includes €2,000 pay increases, over three phases between January of next year and September of 2017.

They will be achieved through a combination of adjustments to the public service pension levy and a partial reversal of the 2010 public service pay cuts.

Liam Doran, General Secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwvies Organistion says its now up to union members to decide on the pay deal: