Mary Lou McDonald
Question:410. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in tabular form, details of the following Oireachtas allowances (details supplied) [34475/13]
View answerTuesday, 16 July 2013
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The allowances payable to certain officeholders in the Oireachtas, following the application of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013, are set out in the following table:
|
Position |
Allowance (in addition to TD/Senator salary) |
|
Ceann Comhairle |
€70,282 |
|
Leas Ceann Comhairle |
€34,381 |
|
Cathaoirleach |
€38,160 |
|
Leas Cathaoirleach |
€19,846 |
|
Leader of the Seanad |
€15,255 |
The allowances payable to the Whips in the Dáil and Seanad (per S.I. No 347 of 2011) are set out in the following tables. It should be noted that while provision was made for allowances to be paid to the Whip of the Socialist Party and to the Whip of the People before Profit Alliance, neither of those parties has the required two Deputies to be eligible for the allowance.
Whips in Dáil ÉireannAllowance (in addition to TD salary)
|
Party |
Amount |
|
Fianna Fáil Party Whip |
€17,480 |
|
Sinn Féin Party Whip |
€5,520 |
|
Assistant Government Whip |
€13,800 |
|
Fianna Fáil Assistant Whip |
€8,740 |
|
Sinn Féin Assistant Whip |
€2,760 |
|
Fine Gael Assistant Whip |
€6,900 |
|
Labour Party Assistant Whip |
€5,520 |
Whips in Seanad ÉireannAllowance (in addition to Senator salary)
|
Party |
Amount |
|
Government Whip |
€2,682 |
|
Assistant Government Whip |
€792 |
|
Fianna Fáil Whip |
€2,682 |
|
Independent Group of Nominee Senator’s Whip |
€792 |
|
Independent Group of University Senator’s Whip |
€792 |