Departmental Staff Remuneration

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 November 2012

Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Questions (340, 341)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

340. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff in his Department or in bodies which fall under the remit of his Department whose annual remuneration including salary, pension and benefits at 31 December 2011 fell into bands of €400,000 and above, between €300,000 to €399,999, between €200,000 to €299,999 and between €150,000 to €199,000; and if he will provide a breakdown of the positions held by the staff in relevant pay brackets. [52514/12]

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

341. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has made any contacts requesting staff whose annual salary is more than €200,000 in his Department or in any body under the remit of his Department, to waive 15% of their salary or such amount in excess of €200,000 whichever is the lesser; if he has, the date on which he first made this contact; the number of staff who acquiesced to the request for the waiver; the number of staff who refused the request for the waiver and the number of staff who have not responded to the request for the waiver. [52515/12]

Written answers

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

I propose to take Questions Nos. 340 and 341 together.

The following table identifies the number of persons employed in my Department and its offices, broken down by annual remuneration including salary, pension and benefits at 31 December 2011 as requested by the Deputy. There are no staff with remuneration of more than €200,000.

Annual remuneration including salary, pension and benefits at 31 December 2011	Numbers Employed
€150,000 to €199,000	4*
€200,000 to €299,999	0
€300,000 to €399,999	0
€400,000 and above	0

The details of remuneration, pensions and benefits of staff in the Agencies under the remit of my Department, is a day to day matter for the respective agencies. I have asked the Agencies to respond directly to the Deputy concerned.

*This figure comprises the Secretary General of my Department, the Chairman of the Labour Court, the Chief Executive of Labour Relations Commission and one of the Deputy Chairmen of the Labour Court.