Public sector pay talks involving unions, staff associations and the Government have adjourned without agreement.
A date for the resumption of negotiations has not yet been set.
Leaving the talks at the Workplace Relations Commission, unions expressed disappointment that the negotiations remain inconclusive at this stage and added that they remain willing to meet over the coming days to conclude a deal.
The Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions is due to meet tomorrow to discuss the matter.
The current public sector pay deal, Building Momentum, will expire at the end of the year.
Last week, unions expressed concern at the slow pace of the talks and said that a push for progress would be needed this week if agreement was to be reached before the Christmas break.
Earlier this month, as part of the pay talks, the Government agreed to repeal emergency industrial relations legislation introduced during the financial crisis.
Unions had asked for the removal of the legislation claiming it had made it too difficult for individual sectors and grades to have issues addressed outside of the scope of existing pay deals.
The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has said that its aim is to reach a mutually acceptable outcome that is fair, reasonable and affordable for public servants and taxpayers.
If a new agreement is reached, it will mean a pay increase for 385,000 public servants including nurses, doctors, gardaí and teachers.
