Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013
1023. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide, in tabular form, the annual saving to the Exchequer if all her special advisors' pay was capped at the first point of the principal officer grade; if she will provide a list of all salaries, post-implementation of the Haddington Road Agreement paid to her special advisors. [34620/13]
View answerI currently have two special advisors appointed to me, one of which works full time and the other works a 50% pattern. Both advisors were originally appointed on the first point of the Principal Officer standard scale. The Principal Officer standard scale provides for annual increments, subject to satisfactory performance and attendance and each advisor has now progressed to the third point on this scale. In accordance with the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013, and the provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement, the relevant adjustments to pay have been made to the Principal Officer standard scale. A total amount of €4,535 would be saved during 2013 if both were capped at the first point of the scale.
|
Applicable Salary Scale |
WTE (Wholetime Equivalent) |
CurrentSalary |
1st point of Principal Officer Scale |
Savings if capped from 01/07/2013 |
|
Principal Officer standard scale |
1.0 |
€81,676 |
€75,647 |
€3,014 |
|
Principal Officer standard scale |
0.5 |
€40,838 |
€37,824 |
€1,507 |
