I propose to take Questions Nos. 826 and 827 together.
The number, grade and salary scales of civil servants engaged in constituency work in my Department are set out in the following table:
Number
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Grade
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Salary Scale as at 01/01/2010
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1
|
Staff Officer
|
Staff Officer Scale PPC €34,771 – €46,171
|
1
|
Clerical Officer
|
Clerical Officer Higher Scale €23,042 – €36,267
|
2
|
Clerical Officer
|
Clerical Officer PPC Standard Scale €23,177 – €37,341
|
1
|
Clerical Officer
|
Clerical Officer Standard Scale €22,015 – €35,515
|
Personal Pension Contribution (PPC) scales apply where officers were employed since 6 April 1995, pay class A rate of PRSI and make a personal pension contribution. Overtime, travel and subsistence expenses are paid at standard Civil Service rates. The amount paid in 2009 was:
|
€
|
Overtime
|
NIL
|
Travel & Subsistence
|
70.61
|
The staff in question are accommodated in my Department's headquarters building in Dublin. The building is state-owned. Overhead costs are borne on the Vote for my Department and are not apportioned to individual members of staff or units of staff.