Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 March 2010
403 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and grade of staff who qualified for performance related pay prior to that pay being abolished in each local authority; the pay scales appropriate to those grades. [10015/10]
View answerAll City and County Managers, Dublin Assistant City Managers and other posts at that grade in Dublin City Council, and Directors of Service and other posts at that grade in all local authorities were free to participate in the Performance Awards Scheme on a voluntary basis. Those who chose to participate were eligible for consideration for performance related payments. At 31 December 2008 there were a total of 302 members of staff in the relevant grades. The scheme for the Local Government Sector was suspended in 2009.
In 2003 and 2004, 269 participants received awards. In 2005, 278 participants received awards. In 2006, 274 participants received awards, and in 2007 awards were granted to 270 participants. No awards were made in 2008. Salaries of City and County Managers and Directors of Service are set out in the City and County Managers (Remuneration) (No. 2) Order 2010. The salaries for City and County Managers are set out in the table.
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Local Authority Manager |
Salary |
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€ |
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Dublin City Council |
189,301 |
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Cork County Council |
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Fingal County Council |
162,062 |
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South Dublin County Council |
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Cork City Council |
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Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council |
153,260 |
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Kildare County Council |
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Meath County Council |
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Limerick City Council |
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Clare County Council |
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Donegal County Council |
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Galway County Council |
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Kerry County Council |
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Kilkenny County Council |
142,469 |
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Limerick County Council |
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Louth County Council |
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Mayo County Council |
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South Tipperary County Council |
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Westmeath County Council |
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Wexford County Council |
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Wicklow County Council |
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Galway City Council |
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Waterford City Council |
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Carlow County Council |
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Cavan County Council |
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Laois County Council |
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Leitrim County Council |
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Longford County Council |
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Monaghan County Council |
132,511 |
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Offaly County Council |
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Roscommon County Council |
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Sligo County Council |
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North Tipperary County Council |
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Waterford County Council |
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Dublin City — Assistant Manager |
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Dublin City — Personnel Officer |
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Dublin City — Finance Officer |
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Dublin City — Treasurer |
The salary scale for Assistant Managers and Directors of Service, from 1 January 2010, is €90,453, increasing by annual increments to €94,565, €98,677, €102,788, and €106,900.
