Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2012
281. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the quantum of total salary payments to judges in each court in 2011; the annual savings achieved in each court following the 29th Amendment to the Constitution and the forecast total salary payments to judges in each court 2012. [45985/12]
View answerIn line with the favourable outcome of the referendum on the Twenty Ninth Amendment of the Constitution, which concerned judicial remuneration, legislation was enacted in 2011 to provide for the application of the two Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts of 2009 to both serving and new members of the Judiciary and military judges on the same basis as other public servants. This has resulted in reductions in remuneration for serving judges ranging from 23% to 16%.
In addition, for newly appointed judges, revised salary rates have been implemented to reflect the 10% reduction applied at the beginning of 2011 to new public servants appointed to the public service entry grades. These provisions effect reductions in remuneration for new appointees to the judiciary ranging from 31% to 25%. These measures came into effect on the 1st January 2012. A table outlining the total salary payments to judges in each court in 2011, the estimated total payments in 2012, and the approximate total savings for each court from 2011 to 2012 is below.
|
Court |
2011 |
2012 |
Savings |
|
District Court |
€9,140,305.02 |
€8,394,122.86 |
€746,182.16 |
|
Circuit Court |
€6,665,815.94 |
€5,702,620.09 |
€963,195.85 |
|
High Court |
€9,062,885.24 |
€7,298,186.02 |
€1,764,699.22 |
|
Supreme Court |
€1,843,147.80 |
€1,747,150.42 |
€95,997.38 |
|
Total |
€26,712,154.00 |
€23,142,079.39 |
€3,570,074.61 |
