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Public Sector Staff Remuneration

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 May 2013

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Questions (214)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

214. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the number of personnel in whole-time equivalent terms in his Department and in bodies under the aegis of his Department in each of the following earnings brackets: less than €20,000, €20,001 to €30,000, €30,001 to €40,000, €40,001 to €50,000, €50,001 to €60,000, €60,001 to €70,000, €70,001 to €80,000, €80,001 to €90,000, €90,001 to €100,000, €100,000 to €125,000, €125,001 to €150,000, €150,001 to €175,000, €175,001 to €200,000, €200,001 to €250,000, €250,001 to €300,000, €300,001 to €350,000, €350,001 to €400,000, €400,001 to €450,000, €450,001 to €500,000, and more than €500,000. [22789/13]

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The following table sets out the number of personnel in whole-time equivalent terms in respect of my Department in each of the following earning brackets.

Earnings Band €

Number of employees

0-20,000

12.9

20,001-30,000

67.36

30,001-40,000

71.2

40,001-50,000

39

50,001-60,000

35.4

60,001-70,000

2.8

70,001-80,000

33

80,001-90,000

33

90,001-100,000

10

100,001-125,000

9

125,001-150,000

6

150,001-175,000

0

175,001-200,000

3

> 200,001

0

The Revenue Commissioners have provided me with the following information in relation to the 2012 Revenue earnings of currently serving Revenue staff. The figures are net of any voluntary surrender of salary under Section 483 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997.

Earnings band in 2012

Number of employees (WTE)*

<20,000

222.4

20,001 - 30,000

807.8

30,001 - 40,000

1,453.7

40,001 - 50,000

1,444

50,001 - 60,000

893.7

60,001 - 70,000

409.3

70,001 - 80,000

180.8

80,001 - 90,000

142.9

90,001 - 100,000

38

100,001 - 125,000

60

125,001 - 150,000

12

150,001 - 175,000

0

175,001 - 200,000

3

200,001 - 250,000

0

250,001 - 300,000

0

> 300,000

0

Number of employees (WTE)*

*the WTEs provided are based on salary multipliers which take account of worksharers, staff on special unpaid leave and half-pay

The table for the Appeals Commissioners is as follows:

Earnings band in 2012

Number of employees

<20,000

20,001 - 30,000

1

30,001 - 40,000

40,001 - 50,000

1

50,001 - 60,000

60,001 - 70,000

70,001 - 80,000

80,001 - 90,000

90,001 - 100,000

100,001 - 125,000

125,001 - 150,000

150,001 - 175,000

2

175,001 - 200,000

200,001 - 250,000

250,001 - 300,000

> 300,000

Details for the Disabled Drivers Scheme are as follows:

1 WTE earns between €150,000 - €200,000

1 WTE earns between €40,000 - € 60,000

Details for the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council are as follows:

Number of persons between €100,000 – €80,000: 1 person

Number of persons between €60,000 – €40,000: 2 people

National Treasury Management Agency

The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) provides asset and liability management services to Government. Businesses managed by the NTMA include borrowing for the Exchequer and management of the National Debt, the State Claims Agency, the New Economy and Recovery Authority, the National Pensions Reserve Fund and the National Development Finance Agency. It assigns staff to the National Asset Management Agency and also provides it with business and support services and systems. All NAMA staff are employees of the NTMA.

The NTMA business model is specifically designed to carry out commercial and market-facing functions while being funded from the Exchequer (except in the case of NAMA which reimburses the NTMA from income generated). Under the NTMA business model, its remuneration structure is such that there are no general pay grades and no pay scales and all staff are on individually-negotiated contracts.

The NTMA publishes information on salaries by salary band in its Annual Report. The 2012 Annual Report is scheduled for publication in July 2013. Salary band information was updated by the NTMA in information provided to the Dáil Public Accounts Committee last December. That information is set out below.

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NTMA (excluding NAMA)

NAMA

Total

Up to €50,000

92

26

118

€50,001 to €100,000

122

108

230

€100,001 to €150,000

34

71

105

€150,001 to €200,000

14

18

32

€200,001 to €250,000

3

1

4

€250,001 to €300,000

5

1

6

€300,001 to €400,000

2

2

4

€400,001 to €500,000

1

0

1

Total

273

227

500

Notes: The public service pension deduction is applied to NTMA employees.

All fifteen NTMA employees whose salaries exceeded €200,000 agreed to the Minister for Finance’s request of December 2011 that they waive 15% of salary or such amount of salary as exceeds €200,000 if application of the full 15% reduction would bring their salary to below €200,000. These reductions are reflected in the above table.

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