School Services Staff.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 October 2006

Tuesday, 24 October 2006

Questions (536)

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Question:

609 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Science the average or statutory salary for a school secretary. [34321/06]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Science (Ms Hanafin)

My Department provides funding towards the cost of secretarial services in primary and secondary schools under two separate schemes. One is the 1978/79 scheme under which my Department meets the full cost of salary. These staff members are paid directly through my Department's payroll. Tables outlining the salary scale applicable to Clerical Officers in both primary and post-primary schools from 1 June, 2006 are as follows and are also available on my Department's website at www.education.ie. under “Education Personnel” and “Payroll”. The 1978/79 scheme is being phased out as posts become vacant and no new posts are being created.

The 1978/79 scheme has been superseded by a more extensive school support grant scheme towards the funding of ancillary services in schools including secretarial services. The grants provided are not directly linked to any particular pay scales. The scheme is flexible in nature giving Boards of Management and schools discretion as to the manner in which these services are provided.

Table 1: Revised salary scales for school secretaries (national /secondary/community & comprehensive schools)

Grade	1/1/04	1/7/04	1/12/04	1/6/05	1/12/05	1/6/06
	€	€	€	€	€	€
Grade III	19,733	20,128	20,531	21,255	21,574	22,113
	20,660	21,073	21,494	22,253	22,587	23,152
	21,584	22,016	22,456	23,248	23,597	24,187
	22,512	22,962	23,421	24,246	24,610	25,225
	23,438	23,907	24,385	25,246	25,625	26,266
	24,364	24,851	25,348	26,243	26,637	27,303
	25,289	25,795	26,311	27,238	27,647	28,338
	26,211	26,735	27,270	28,232	28,655	29,371
	27,139	27,682	28,236	29,232	29,670	30,412
	28,061	28,622	29,194	30,226	30,679	31,446
	28,992	29,572	30,163	31,226	31,694	32,486
	30,738	31,353	31,980	33,109	33,606	34,446
Maximum point of scale	30,738	31,353	31,980	33,109	33,606	34,446
	30,738	31,353	31,980	33,109	33,606	34,446
	30,738	31,353	31,980	33,109	33,606	34,446
Long Service Increment	31,981	32,621	33,273	34,446	34,963	35,837

Table 2: Scale for secretaries in Schools with 40 or more whole time equivalent teachers (national /secondary/community & comprehensive schools)

Grade	1/1/04	1/7/04	1/12/04	1/6/05	1/12/05	1/6/06
	€	€	€	€	€	€
Grade IV	24,112	24,594	25,086	25,971	26,361	27,020
	25,868	26,385	26,913	27,862	28,280	28,987
	27,644	28,197	28,761	29,775	30,222	30,978
	28,967	29,546	30,137	31,201	31,669	32,461
	30,247	30,852	31,469	32,578	33,067	33,894
	31,972	32,611	33,263	34,438	34,955	35,829
	33,223	33,887	34,565	35,784	36,321	37,229
	34,490	35,180	35,884	37,151	37,708	38,651
	34,490	35,180	35,884	37,151	37,708	38,651
	34,490	35,180	35,884	37,151	37,708	38,651
1st Long Service Increment	35,658	36,371	37,098	38,407	38,983	39,958
	35,658	36,371	37,098	38,407	38,983	39,958
	35,658	36,371	37,098	38,407	38,983	39,958
2nd Long Service Increment	36,832	37,569	38,320	39,671	40,266	41,273