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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Questions (411, 419)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

411. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the annual saving to the Exchequer if all Ministers’ Special Advisers' pay was capped at the first point of the Principal Officer grade. [34476/13]

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Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

419. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer if all his special advisors pay was capped at the first point of the principal officer grade; if he will provide a list of all salaries, post implementation of the Haddington Road Agreement paid to his special advisors. [34630/13]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 411 and 419 together.

In response to the Deputy’s questions I can only provide information on behalf of my Department but I understand a copy has already been submitted to other Departments in the meantime. The following table gives a breakdown of total annual savings to the Exchequer if the pay of my special advisers was capped at the first point of the principal officer grade:

Name

Annual Salary

Post-Haddington Road

1st Point

Principal Officer Grade

Savings

(if capped at 1st Point Principal Officer

Grade)

Anne Byrne

€84,706

€75,647*

€9,059

Ronan O’Brien

€106,880

€81,080**

€25,800

Total

€191,586

€156,727

€34,859

*principal officer standard scale

**principal officer higher scale

Question No. 412 answered with Question No. 401.
Question No. 413 answered with Question No. 406.
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