Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 July 2012
398 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of all allowances and the payment rates of those allowances paid to staff in his Department that are subject to income tax and the list of allowances and the payment rates paid to staff that are not subject to income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31957/12]
View answerA list of the allowances and current rates of allowances payable to certain categories of staff in my Department is set out as follows. Allowances are subject to tax with the exception of the eating on site allowance, footwear allowance and the subsistence allowance. For completeness, I should add that a small number of staff in my Department are in receipt of an allowance for the performance of higher duties. The rates payable in these instances relates to the staff member's grade and point on the payscale. It may be noted that allowances, including those listed as follows, are currently under review by the Department of Expenditure and Public Reform.
|
Allowance |
Rate |
Payable |
|
Office Accommodation allowance |
€19.96 Rate A€12.77 Rate B |
Weekly |
|
Housing allowance |
€117.26 (post ‘95 entrants)€111.37 (pre ‘95 entrants) |
Fortnightly |
|
Senior Rangers allowance |
€84.34 |
Fortnightly |
|
Delegates allowance |
Variable |
As required |
|
Sunday Premium |
Related to salary |
As required |
|
Public Holiday |
Related to salary |
As required |
|
On Call allowance |
€19 per week, additional €48.75 per callout |
As required |
|
Security allowance |
€18.08 |
Weekly |
|
Personal to holder (Supervisor Guide Glenveigh) |
€2,174.64 |
Annually |
|
Tool allowance |
€844 |
Annually |
|
Meal allowance |
€2.11 |
Daily |
|
Uniform allowance |
€199.50 |
Annually |
|
Weekend (Saturday) allowance |
€10.50 (attendance > 4 hours)€5.25 (attendance < 4 hours) |
As required |
|
Head Guide allowance |
€58.91 |
Weekly |
|
Senior Foreman allowance |
€15.32 |
Weekly |
|
Personal to holder allowance (General Operative) |
€46.97 |
Weekly |
|
Eating on site allowance |
€1.71 |
Daily |
|
Subsistence allowance |
€2.39 |
As required |
|
Children’s allowance |
€113 |
Annually |
|
Private Secretary to Minister/Minister of State |
€20,685 (post ‘95 entrants)€19,653 (pre ‘95 entrants) |
Annually |
|
Driving allowance |
€2,587 |
Annually |
|
Franking allowance (Full) |
€1,701 |
Annually |
|
Franking allowance (Half) |
€895 (post ‘95 entrants)€850 (pre ‘95 entrants) |
Annually |
|
Keyholder |
€1, 861 (post ‘95 entrants)€1,769 (pre ‘95 entrants) |
Annually |
|
Switchboard allowance |
€1,701 |
Annually |
|
Supervisor (Service Officer) |
€2,705 |
Annually |
|
Footwear allowance |
€65 |
Annually |
|
Paperkeeper |
€3,353 (post ‘95 entrants)€3,187 (pre ‘95 entrants) |
Annually |
|
Private Secretary to head of Department |
€10,951 |
Annually |
|
Special Duty — Maoirseoir Tithe |
€1,855 |
Annually |
|
Former Revenue Commissioners Staff |
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|
Allowance Personal To Holder Inspector of Taxes |
Range of €890 — €6,128 |
Annually |
|
Allowance Personal To Holder CO |
Range of €792 — €5,887 (post ‘95 entrants)Range of €755 — €5,593 (pre ‘95 entrants) |
Annually |
|
Allowance Personal To Holder Higher Tax Officer |
Range €825 — €5,048 |
Annually |
