Public Sector Pay

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 July 2012

Wednesday, 4 July 2012

Questions (12)

Michael Colreavy

Question:

10 Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in a tabular form, the number of public servants in receipt of annual salaries in the following pay parameters; €0-€20,000; €20,001-€30,000; €30,001-€40,000; €40,001-€50,000; €50,001-€60,000; €60,001-€70,000; €70,001-€80,000; €80,001-€90,000; €90,001-€100,000; €100,001-€125,000; €125,001-€150,000; €150,001-€175,000; €175,001-€200,000; and more than €200,000. [32376/12]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Deputy Brendan Howlin)

The estimated breakdown of employee numbers on a whole time equivalent basis (based on a whole time equivalent figure of 300,000) by salary range within the public service (excluding Commercial State Companies) in 2011 is set out in the Table.

Pay Parameters	Numbers
€0-€20,000	19,442
€20,001-€30,000	26,749
€30,001-€40,000	66,504
€40,001-€50,000	68,935
€50,001-€60,000	44,019
€60,001-€70,000	30,315
€70,001-€80,000	22,285
€80,001-€90,000	10,814
€90,001-€100,000	4,146
€100,001-€125,000	3,043
€125,001-€150,000	1,212
Over €150,000	2,536
Total	300,000

The above salary figures include the reduction imposed on the remuneration rates of public servants under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No 2) Act 2009 effective from 1 January 2010. However, the salary ranges exclude the impact on gross salaries of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009 which imposed a pension related deduction on the salary of public servants of an average of some 7% effective from March 2009.