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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 4 Dec 1984

Vol. 354 No. 7

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Civil Service Annual Leave.

18.

asked the Minister for the Public Service if he will give details of the existing annual leave arrangements of civil servants in (a) established grades and (b) industrial grades according to pay, salary levels and period of service.

Full details of the current annual leave allowances are set out in a tabular statement which I propose to circulate.

Following is the statement:

Tabular statement showing annual leave allowances in the Civil Service at 1 December 1984

(a) Non-industrial (established and unestablished)

Salary Range (maxima)

Recruitment Grade

Promotion Grade

Group I

(Subordinate grades)

18 days

18 days

Group II

£7,641—£9,643

18 days, rising to 19 after 10 years service

19 days

Group III

£9,644—£11,154

18 days, rising to 19 after 5 years service

19 days

Group IV

£11,155—£12,993

19 days, rising to 21 after 5 years service

21 days

Group V

£12,994—£14,359

19 days, rising to 24 after 5 years service

24 days

Group VI

£14,360—£16,338

21 days, rising to 26 after 5 years service

26 days

Group VII

£16,339—£20,742

24 days, rising to 29 after 5 years service

29 days

Group VIII

above £20,742

26 days, rising to 31 after 5 years service

31 days

NOTE: The reference to a specified number of years service normally means service in the particular grade concerned. Credit is however given in certain circumstances for prior service in another grade in the Civil Service or for service elsewhere in the public service.

(b) Industrial (non-established) —

A flat allowance of 18 days a year.

Determination of Annual Leave—

Annual leave for grades in the non-industrial Civil Service (established and unestablished) is determined on the following basis:

(a) The various grades are divided into eight groups, fixed primarily by reference to salary maxima. The lowest group in this hierarchy (subordinate grades such as paperkeepers, messengers and cleaners) has a leave allowance of 18 days per annum; the highest (grades with salaries in excess of the Principal Officer maximum) has an allowance of 31 days.

(b) As a general rule, a recruitment grade (i.e. a grade to which appointments are made by public open competitions) has a graduated leave allowance; a promotion grade (i.e. a grade to which appointments are made solely by way of internal promotion) has a flat annual leave allowance.

The current annual leave allowance for industrial grades (none of whom are established) is 18 days.

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