Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 October 2012
156. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish details of all allowances paid to staff in his Department; the business case made by his Department in respect of these allowances to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; the cost of each individual allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41411/12]
View answerThe following tabular statement gives details of allowances paid to some staff at my Department in addition to their basic remuneration as requested by the Deputy. As the allowances are paid to the general Civil Service grades within my Department to carry out a particular function and were agreed at Central level for the whole Civil Service no business case for their retention was required to be submitted to the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform. The Foreign Delegates Allowance (Ref 10) was paid to officials that attended/chaired meetings of the European Communities or other international organisations. This allowance was withdrawn with effect from 19 September 2012.
List of Allowances Paid to Some staff Members at the Department of Education & Skills
|
Ref |
Type of Allowance |
Value Per Annum |
|
1 |
Home Office Allowance |
€700 |
|
2 |
Footwear Allowance |
€65 |
|
3 |
Key Holder Allowance |
€600 |
|
4 |
Children’s Allowance |
€114 per child |
|
5 |
Franking Allowance |
€1,700 |
|
6 |
Machine Allowance |
€2,300 |
|
7 |
Private Secretary Allowance to Minister/Minister of State. |
€19,653 |
|
8 |
Private Secretary Allowance to Secretary General |
€10,951 |
|
9 |
Programme for Competitiveness at Work Allowances (P.C.W.) |
€2,830 & €3,250
|
|
10 |
*Foreign Delegates Allowance |
Rates per Night €64.52 to €218.89 depending on the duration of the visit. |
* The Foreign Delegates Allowance has been withdrawn with effect from the 19th, September 2012.
