A proposed pay deal has been agreed by the Department of Justice and the Garda Representative Association following months of negotiations.
The deal, if backed by members, could see the threat of industrial action by the union averted.
Talks between the Department and the largest garda union on pay had been on-going since June.
In July, the GRA announced that its 10,500 members were withdrawing co-operation with the Department's 'transformation agenda' as part of its dispute over pay, particularly for new recruits.
The move was in response to the Government's move to put a freeze on increments because the GRA had rejected the Lansdowne Road Agreement.
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The framework of the proposals would see a €4,000 rent allowance restored to new entrants.
The GRA had signed up to the earlier Haddington Road Agreement, which imposed pay cuts, increment freezes and additional unpaid working hours on around 300,000 public servants.
However, under emergency legislation known as FEMPI, unions which did not sign up to the LRA faced an immediate freeze on increments, the loss of restoration of pay cuts and allowances.
The GRA said a positional document from these discussions will now be presented to the central executive committee tomorrow for their consideration and a decision will be made as to whether or not to put the proposal to members.
The union also balloted members for strike action, the result of which is due on Tuesday.
Speaking on RTÉ’s This Week, Minister for Education Richard Bruton said the deal showed that the Lansdowne Road Agreement was working.
He added that almost all unions were now on board and the deal was delivering.
