asked the Minister for Finance if he will state whether any employees on the personal staffs of Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries were promoted prior to the change of Government on June 14th, 1951, and if he will state the names of any such officers, the positions which each held with salaries and emoluments attached thereto immediately prior to the above date, and where any changes have taken place, the details of their present salaries and emoluments.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Civil Service Promotions.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated with the Official Report.
The statement is as follows:—
PARTICULARS OF CIVIL SERVANTS ON THE PERSONAL STAFFS OF MINISTERS AND PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES WHO WERE PROMOTED PRIOR TO 14TH JUNE, 1951.
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Name |
Rank, Salary and Emoluments prior to Promotion |
Rank, Salary and Emoluments after promotion |
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Thomas Patrick O'Reilly |
Staff Officer, Grade II, acting as Private Secretary to Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach. Mr. O'Reilly was at the point £619 on the scale £550×£17—£720 and received a temporary allow- ance of £89 a year. |
Staff Officer, Grade I, Mr. O'Reilly entered the scale £635×£17—£800 at the minimum. He continued to serve as Private Secretary up to 2/7/1951 and to draw the allowance of £89 a year. |
|
Mr. D. O'Conaill |
Higher Executive Officer acting as Private Secretary to the Minister for Local Government. Mr. O'Conaill was at the point £719 on the scale £550×£17—£765 and received a temporary allowance of £89 a year. |
General Inspector. He entered the scale £720×£25—£965 at the equivalent of his former remuneration including the allowance of £89 a year. |
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Mr. James Byrne |
Staff Officer, Grade I, acting as Private Secretary to the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs. Mr. Byrne was at the point £686 on the scale £635×£17—£800 and received a temporary allowance of £89 a year. |
Higher Executive Officer. He entered the scale £720×£25 —£965 at the equivalent of his former remuneration including the allowance of £89 a year. |
|
Mr. Seán B. Ó Díolúin |
Third Secretary acting as Private Secretary to the Minister for External Affairs. Mr. Díolúin was at the point £503 on the scale £435×£34 — £965 and received a temporary allowance of £89 a year. |
Second Secretary. He entered the scale £720×£34—£965 at the minimum. |
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Mr. Patrick J. Cole |
Higher Executive Officer (Acting) acting as Private Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare. Mr. Cole was at the point £770 on the scale £720×£25—£965 and received an allowance of £89 a year. |
Mr. Cole was assigned to Assistant Principal duties with effect from 14th June, 1951. As he had not the minimum service required for promotion he was awarded an allowance at the rate of £100 a year from that date in respect of the higher duties. |
The foregoing statement covers only promotions of serving civil servants which were effected immediately prior to or on the 14th June, 1951. The following are particulars of an appointment to a Civil Service post of a non-civil servant who served on the personal staff of the Taoiseach prior to the 14th June, 1951.
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Name |
Rank, Salary and Emoluments prior to Promotion |
Rank, Salary and Emoluments after Promotion |
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Commandant Michael Byrne. |
Aide-de-Camp to the Taoiseach. |
Inspector of Supplies in the Office of Public Works. |
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Remuneration as Comman- dant. Pay £783 a year. Uniform allowance, £30 a year. Commandant Byrne also received a temporary allowance of £130 a year for acting as Aide-de-Camp to the Taoiseach. |
Commandant Byrne entered the scale £965×£35—£1,300 at the minimum with effect from the 12th June, 1951. |
N.B.—The Civil Service rates of salary and allowances quoted in the above statements have been increased as follows under the recent Civil Service salary award:—
Portion of remuneration up to £200 a year—15 per cent.
,, ,, ,, from £200 to £965 a year—10 per cent.
,, ,, ,, in excess of £965 a year—7½ per cent.
Allowances—7½ per cent.