Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 October 2012
277. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will publish details of all allowances paid to staff in her Department; the business case made by her Department in respect of these allowances to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; the cost of each individual allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41419/12]
View answerA list of allowances paid to staff in my Department and the expenditure on each allowance for the year 2011 are shown in the tabular statement. As part of the review of allowances undertaken by my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, my Department submitted business cases in respect of four allowances that are specific to my Department. Allowances which are paid across the civil service were dealt with by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Details of these submissions, redacted in respect of confidential operational information, are available on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform website at www.per.gov.ie and go into Press Releases, Review of Public Service Allowances and Premium Payments, business cases and then into Social Protection.
http://per.gov.ie/review-of-public-sector-allowances-and-premium-payments-business-cases-submitted-for-review/
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Allowance |
Payment Rates - € per week |
Total in 2011 - € |
Comments |
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Child Allowance |
€2.17 |
43,233 |
|
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Call out Availability |
€33.90 (class B); €35.67 (class A) (this amount can be shared between a number of people.) |
18,845 |
|
|
Private Secretary |
€376 for HEO grade; €199.41 for EO grade (retained on a sliding scale) |
125,549 |
|
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Telephone Rental |
Varies (currently ranges from €2.54 – €4.46) |
3,085 |
|
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Franking Machine |
€32.60 (class B); €34.30 (class A) |
85,763 |
|
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Keyholder |
€33.90 (class B); €35.67 (class A) (this amount can be shared between a number of people.) |
117,091 |
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Driving |
€43.05 |
2,486 |
|
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Machine Duties |
€32.60 |
3,390 |
|
|
Service Officer Supervisory |
€54.08 – €61.06 |
20,055 |
|
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Forklift |
€34.49 |
1,793 |
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On Call |
Varies according to hours worked. |
200,191 |
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Special Duty Allowance |
€148.55 to €358.71 (Depending on posting, retained on sliding scale after special duties cease) |
144,926 |
|
Allowance |
Payment rates - € per week |
Total in 2011 - € |
Comments |
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Shift |
Varies according to duties and basic pay (currently ranges from €92.69 to €265.50) |
360,874 |
|
|
Paperkeeper |
€61.06 |
6,350 |
|
|
Benefit in Kind Mileage |
Varies (based on mileage accrued) |
7,479 |
|
|
Higher Duty |
Varies – (difference between current salary and what would be the salary payable on promotion) |
331,289 |
|
|
Gaeltacht |
Varies but equates to 7.5% of Salary: this applies only to former HSE staff |
12,462 |
Oct-Dec 11 |
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Dual Responsibility |
€71.50 (former HSE staff only) |
2,498 |
Oct-Dec 11 |
|
Cleaning |
€65.95 (former HSE staff only) |
0 |
Not set up until 2012 |
|
Training |
Varies (currently ranges from €15.23 to €58.02: (former HSE staff only) |
4,523 |
Oct-Dec 11 |
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Travel |
€29.32 (former HSE staff) |
13,421 |
Oct-Dec 11 |
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Personal To Holder Allowance |
Varies (carried over to DSP by former Revenue staff) |
39,424 |
|
|
Special Investigation Unit |
€42.40 at Assistant Principal level and €114.31 at Higher Executive Officer / Executive Officer levels |
512,614 |
