As of 1 January 2010, the salary paid to me by the Department of Foreign Affairs is €98,745.00. This figure does not include the salary paid to me by the Houses of the Oireachtas.
The accompanying table sets out the number and grades of staff in my Department whose salary scales are comparable to, or at a higher level than, my own.
Grade
|
Salary Scale
|
Number of officers
|
Secretary General
|
€215,590 (non-PPC)
|
1
|
Second Secretary General
|
€188,640 (non-PPC)
|
2
|
Deputy Secretary
|
€168,000 (non-PPC)
|
5
|
Assistant Secretary/Legal Adviser
|
€127,796 – €146,191 (non-PPC)
|
41
|
Principal Development Specialist
|
€92,672 – €105,356 (non-PPC)
|
4
|
|
€97,417 – €110,770 (PPC)
|
|
Counsellor Higher Scale/Principal Officer
|
€85,957 – €105,429 (non-PPC)
|
24
|
Higher Scale/Professional Officer Grade III
|
€90,355 – €110,844 (PPC)
|
|
Counsellor/Principal Officer/Deputy Legal Adviser
|
€80,051 – €98,424 (non-PPC)
|
56
|
|
€84,132 – €103,472 (PPC)
|
|
Personal Pension Contribution (PPC) scales apply where officers were employed since 6 April 1995, pay the class A rate of PRSI and make a personal pension contribution. The figures given are effective 1 January 2010.
There are no State Agencies under the aegis of the Department of Foreign Affairs.