Public Sector Staff Remuneration

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 May 2013

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Questions (361)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

361. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of personnel in whole-time equivalent terms in her Department and in bodies under the aegis of her 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. [22795/13]

Written answers

Minister for Social Protection

The following table shows the number of staff in the Department within each of the salary ranges as at week ending 16 March 2013. Current details for the bodies under the aegis of the Department are also provided.

Salary Band				Number of Staff in band
	Dept of Social Protection	Citizens Information Board	Pensions Board	Pensions Ombudsman
Over €200,001	0	0	0	0
€175,001 - €200,000	1	0	0	0
€150,001 - €175,000	2	0	1	0
€125,001 - €150,000	8	0	0	1
€100,001 - €125,000	14	2	4	0
€90,001 - €100,000	42	0	2	1
€80,001 - €90,000	68	6	2	1
€70,001 - €80,000	176	4	2	1
€60,001 - €70,000	136	5	4	1
€50,001 - €60,000	1213	39	5	1
€40,001 - €50,000	1529	19	11	0
€30,001 - €40,000	2052	12	12	0
€20,001 - €30,000	1345	2	4	3
Less than €20,000	461	1	0	0

These figures include persons who are on reduced wages due to work sharing patterns.

The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Board, the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman and the Social Welfare Tribunal. The Social Welfare Tribunal does not have any permanent staff assigned to it.

Question No. 362 answered with Question No. 348.