Allowances paid in my Department are as follows:
Taxable Allowances
1. Child Allowance: Payable to Officers serving on 31 December 1978 in former marriage differentiated grades
Currently paid at€112.78 p.a. per child
2. Franking Allowance:
Modified Rate: full allowance:€1,701.13 p.a.
Modified Rate: half allowance: € 850.56 p.a.
PPC Rate: full allowance: €1,789.03 p.a.
3. Machine Allowance:
Modified Rate: €1,701.13 p.a.
4. Key Holder Allowance:
Modified Rate: €1,769.21 p.a.
PPC Rate: €1,861.17 p.a.
5. Private Secretary to the Secretary General:
PPC Rate €10,951.08 p.a
6. Former Private Secretary to Secretary General
Modified Rate: €5,203.05 p.a.
7. Private Secretary to Minister or Minister of State:
Modified Rate: €19,652.47 p.a.
PPC Rate: €20,685.49 p.a.
8. Former Private Secretary to Minister or Minister of State:
Modified Rate: € 4,914.62 p.a.
PPC Rate: (1) € 5,172.12 p.a.
PPC Rate: (2) €10,343.24 p.a.
9. Higher Duties Allowance:
Only one officer is currently in receipt of a higher duties allowance. The allowance commenced on 30 April 2012 at an annual rate of €10,313.
10. Services Officers Performing Assistant Head Services Officer duties: €3,186.10 p.a.
11. Foreign Delegates Allowance:
Rates: Delegate's and Chairperson's Allowance
Grade:
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1st Night
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2nd Night
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3rd Night
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4th Night
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Saturday, Sunday, Bank Holiday
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Chairperson
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AP, AP equivalent and above
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€230.41
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€67.92
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€67.92
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€67.92
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€84.89
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€84.89
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Grades up to and including HEO/AO
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€109.15
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€36.39
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€36.39
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€36.39
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N/A
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€84.89
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Notes:
Delegates can claim up to a maximum of 4 nights of allowances in each continuous period of 7 days.
Delegates can claim a single night allowance in circumstances where they travel to and from the meeting abroad on the same day.
Delegates of AP, AP equivalent and higher grades can claim an allowance for Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays. This day allowance is in addition to the nightly allowance.
Delegates can claim the Chairman allowance in line with the Procedures and Information Note. This day allowance is in addition to the nightly allowance.
Non Taxable Allowances:
1. Footwear Allowance: Currently paid at €65 p.a.
2. Foreign Service allowances (cost of living allowance and local posting allowance) are due to be paid to those assigned to Brussels and Geneva for the EU Presidency. The rates are under review and have not been finalised.
As an interim measure Departments have sanction to pay a fortnightly imprest to affected officers. The rates currently being paid, which depend on an officers personal circumstances and the specific posting, are €1,012.62 for Brussels and €2,058.00 for Geneva.