Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 October 2012
417. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice and Equality 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. [41417/12]
View answerA copy of the business cases submitted by all Departments and Offices in the context of the review of public sector allowances by the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform has been published by that Department on their website www.per.gov.ie. Pages 4 -17 of the published Justice Sector document refer to the allowances details sought by the Deputy.
Details of the rates and cost of these allowances are set out below.
|
Name of Allowance |
Rate of allowance |
Number of Recipients# |
Approximate annual cost * |
|
Forensic Science General allowance |
Rates vary Range €2,373 - €6,245 per annum |
60 |
€236,300 |
|
Forensic Science On-call allowance |
€2,728 Modified/€2,874 PPC per annum |
22 |
€56,300 |
|
State Pathologists call-out allowance |
Rate varies per call-out type Maximum annual limit per person €22,304 |
3 |
€62,200 |
|
Private Security Authority Inspector allowance |
€8,484 Modified/€8,930 PPC per annum |
4 |
€34,300 |
|
Irish Prison Service Operations on-call allowance |
Fixed annual amount divided between number of officers carrying out the on-call duty |
5 |
€18,100 |
|
Irish Prison Service Press Officer allowance |
Fixed annual rate |
1 |
€5,900 |
|
Irish Prison Service Out of hours ICT allowance |
Hourly rates: Weekdays €2.74 Saturdays €3.19 Sundays €3.64 |
5 |
€19,250 |
# The number of recipients based on 2011 may have varied throughout the year.
* Annual cost based on 2011 may include payment of arrears due in respect of previous years.
